Films Media Group Sign In | My Account | Cart | Wish List | How To Order  
Films for the Humanities and Sciences Cambridge Educational Shopware Meridian Education
Science, Society, and the Human Genome Project

The quest to map and sequence the entire human genome is one of the most ambitious scientific adventures in history. In this program, Dr. James D. Watson explains the goals of this massive project. Dr. Walter Gilbert explains the science behind mapping and sequencing genes and how scientists are using this information to understand better how genes control the functions of the human body. Dr. Louis Sullivan and Dr. Bernadine Healy discuss how the results of this project are revolutionizing biomedicine and how society must deal with the many ethical and legal issues surrounding this new frontier in science. (46 minutes)



 
    

Item#: This title is currently not available.
Copyright date: ©1992




     


Not available to Home Video customers. Only available in the US and Canada.




The Ethics of Cloning
View Video Clip
The technology of cloning has raised a host of moral, ethical, and religious questions, and this program examines many of them. The "dangers" of cloning, from shrinking gene pools, to the development of a "super race," to fears that cloned DNA could ...(more details)
 
DVD $169.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming $254.93
3-Year Streaming $169.95
The Science of Cloning

In July 1996, Dr. Ian Wilmut used an electric charge to bring dormant cells to life, and from these cells a sheep named Dolly-the world's first cloned mammal-was created. In this program, Michael McClure of the National Institutes of Health begins by...(more details)
 
DVD $169.95
Biotechnology
View Video Clip
This program describes three practical applications of DNA technology: the use of gene transfer to improve plant species, the use of molecular probes to quickly identify disease-causing organisms, and the development of antigen vaccines. The program ...(more details)
 
DVD $99.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93
3-Year Streaming $99.95
Pandora's Double Helix: The Promise and Perils of DNA Research

Almost every day there are reports of breakthroughs in genetic science, as researchers discover new fragments of the genetic code that may lead to a cure for cancer, the prevention of a birth defect, or a way to treat one of the 3,000 diseases linked...(more details)
 
DVD $149.95


See additional titles in General Biology



About | Contact | Privacy Policy | Terms | Help | Request a Catalog © Films Media Group. All rights reserved.

132 West 31st Street
17th Floor
New York, NY 10001
P 800.322.8755
F 800.329.6687 and 609.671.0266
E custserv@films.com
Films Media Group, Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, Shopware and
their respective logos are trademarks of Films Media Group.