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Rebuilding Lives

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Michael Mosley explores the link between war and medical research. Michael wants to find out what medicine and technology can do to help rebuild shattered lives.

War drives innovation and in this series, Michael Mosley travels from the frontline of war to the frontline of research to uncover the medical breakthroughs that are coming out of current conflicts.

The survival rate in Afghanistan is the highest in the history of combat - but this means people are surviving with dreadful injuries. Michael wants to find out what medicine and technology can do to help rebuild their shattered lives. From mind-controlled prosthetics to growing spare body parts and face transplants, he explores the innovations which are helping both wounded troops and civilians to overcome life-changing injuries.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 Dec 2011 00:20

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Role Contributor
Presenter Michael Mosley
Director Neil Ferguson
Executive Producer Jane Aldous

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