How Are We Using Science And Technology To Assist The Sick? | Ever Wondered | Spark

In this episode host, John Watt discovers just what the latest advances in science and technology are doing to assist unwell and infirm citizens. Ever Wondered? sheds light on an amazing technicolour breakthrough lead by a Father and Son team from Christchurch and on a flow cytometry suite in Wellington where lasers are used to excite fluorescent dyes in their quest to develop immune-based therapies for the treatment of a host of diseases. Back in Auckland, we are introduced to ‘biomimetics’ where artificial muscles, soft machines and prosthetics are being used to imitate and assist our natural systems, and just up the road at an old folks home we stop in for a nice cup of tea where a bunch of helpful health bots are hard at work.

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