Superquark
Season 25 Episode 6 - Gene technology against tumors, artificial steak, valve transplantation
In this episode: How does the new gene therapy work, used to defeat tumors by genetically modifying immune system cells? And then: during construction work for a gas pipeline near Gambolò, in the province of Pavia, the first of a series of ancient Lombard burials was uncovered. Subsequently, 27 more were discovered and excavated. And again: a few years ago, news caused a sensation: a Dutch company had developed an artificial steak in a laboratory without the need to slaughter animals. Today, startups in the US and Europe are working on the artificial steak. Our correspondents went to take stock of the situation. Valve transplants: when a heart valve fails, it often needs to be replaced. But is it possible to have valves that last forever? We'll be following the initial results of a European project. Is there life in space?
Episodes in Season 25
Bilingualism, robots in the operating room, and nuclear fusion
125 min
Prosthetics, speed on skis, and Italian "top guns"
133 min
Xylella, the brain-gut link, and private astronauts
121 min
A world without vaccines, underwater volcanoes, and cryptocurrency on the internet
127 min
Osteoporosis, stress, CO2 pollution
124 min
Gene technology against tumors, artificial steak, valve transplantation
119 min
Alzheimer's, fighting fires, energy from organic waste
123 min
Piuro's little "Pompeii", the most spoken language in the world
122 min
Pompeii, bacteria in the human body and fake news
120 min
