Tomorrow today # Brilliant Minds - Mirka Uhlirova, genetic researcher from the Check Republic # 17.08.2009

Future generations of scientists will work on developing human spare parts, while others tackle the problem on a more basic level. Today's scientists want to understand why organs collapse in the first place, and why for example we develop cancer. Mirka Uhlirova is one of these researchers. She comes from the Check Republic and works in Cologne. Perfect for a portrait in our series "Brilliant Minds."