SCIENCE
Having the Guts
Wednesday 4 January 2006 15:45-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Len Fisher wonders how the body would work if we had a go at remaking ourselves.
The human digestive system is a designer's nightmare, with indigestion, reflux, stomach-aches, constipation and involuntary leakage among its many problems. Len visits the University of the West of England, to meet a man who has designed a robot - Eco-bot, with a digestive system of its own.
