This special edition includes reports on how the Louvre is using the latest techniques in physics to explore the oldest mysteries of art; what coral can do for broken bones; why the French are electrifying their fuel pumps; and why the bells of Notre Dame are playing with a smart card. It also discovers how high technology ensures high turnover at the Opera, and how children with a tragic inherited illness have propelled France into the world's first attempt to put genetic research onto the production line. The reporters are Howard
Stableford and Judith Hann.
Producers Michael Moseley. Danielle Pick Editor Dana Purvis