Summary Discover just what the latest advances in science and technology are doing to assist the unwell and infirm citizens. Ever Wondered? sheds light on an amazing Technicolor 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 healthbots are hard at work. Through a series of insightful interviews and cleverly constructed field trials our country's leading experts chart the miraculous technological advances in modern medical science.

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