The Science of Baby Making
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe, and go back to basics to consider our cellular beginnings in the science of embryology.
Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate the science of baby making - don鈥檛 worry, all theory no practice! They are joined by Professor Joyce Harper, Dr Ben Steventon and comedian Sara Pascoe to discuss how just two cells can turn into trillions, or in other words, how an embryo can turn into an embryologist. The embryo building processes across species are remarkably similar, yet there is still so much we don鈥檛 know about the beginning of life. Our panel discuss these unknowns, the latest in fertility treatments and what new capabilities might be available to future parents. It seems that artificial wombs may not be science fiction for much longer and scientists are closing in on being able to make egg and sperm cells out of stem cells. So yes, Brian and Robin could one day have a baby!
Producer: Melanie Brown
Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem
Researcher: Olivia Jani
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