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In February 1997, "Dolly the Sheep", made news headlines. In this programme Dr Ian Wilmut, Dolly's creator talks to the BBC's Science Correspondent, describing a hypothetical situation when it might be possible to develop human organs outside the body to replace the organs inside. Looking on the positive side, the technique can help infertile couples to have children. But some geneticists fear that cloning could be used to produce genetically engineered babies.

Human cloning.

In April 1984, Margaret Heckler, the American Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced that scientists had discovered the probable cause of AIDS, a cancer virus called HTLV3, and that a vaccine would be ready for testing in approximately two years. David Cook investigates the search for a vaccine against AIDS, and examines some of the ethical and practical issues involved.

AIDS vaccine.

Sarah Stansa(?) traces the history of plagues, from the Black Death of the 14thC, to the present day plague in Saurat(?), Western India. With the help of experts, including Nicholas White, of the Wellcome Trust, she asks why some diseases appear to be untreatable, including Malaria and TB.

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