Gender bending chemicals in food packaging, drink cans and baby bottles may double the risk of heart disease, researchers have found. They have shown that people with higher than normal levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in their blood are more likely to suffer from heart problems. The chemical also appears to raise the risk of diabetes, the study of nearly 1,500 people has shown.
In the mid 1980s, scientists unlocked the genetic keys to manipulating our world. Suddenly everything seemed possible! There would be no more hunger or malnutrition; diseases would be vanquished and poverty wiped out. But twenty years on the situation looks very different. From the loss of biodiversity to health scares about GM food, the effects of genetic technology are prompting more and more debate. This documentary is an intelligent look at both sides of the issue.
Oct 12, 11:10pm