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Katie Adams, who was born in 1982 without an immune system, was the first baby to survive a bone marrow transplant. Great Ormond Street Hospital, where the operation was performed, now offers unique new...
Explores DNA manipulation and gene transfer. Examines procedures for transferring a human insulin gene to bacteria, showing the genetic changes from a cellular point of view. Topics include: DNA composition...
Part 5 in the GENE TECH series contains more interviews with leading ethicists and scientists, but this time focuses on genetics in the agricultural sector. Issues raised include the question of regulation,...
Sean Conroy, a 21-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer, volunteered to be a guinea pig for the first British trial of a new gene therapy to affect the incurable lung disease. Looks at research teams in London...
Explores the history of our understanding of genetics from Mendel’s observations to Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA. Outlines the function of DNA, chromosomes, genes and protein replication, and...
Part 4 in the GENE TECH series features leading international ethicists and scientists in a compilation of interviews that canvas key ethical issues in the controversial world of new genetic technologies....
Aims to put into perspective information about the ‘CF gene’ for people recently identified as carriers of the gene. Also describes what cystic fibrosis is and how it is inherited. A mother of a CF child...
A programme in 3 parts. As our knowledge of the human genome increases, so does press speculation about the influence that genes may have on our lives and behaviour. Is there a gene for mathematical ability...
Part 2 in the Hene Technology series explores technologies designed to improve tomatoes and potatoes and debates the issues of genetically modified food safety, environmental risk and labelling. Looks at how...
Two hours of video on CD-ROM, with text support and live internet links, featuring seven leading practitioners and thinkers in the field of gene therapy who contributed to a short video, sponsored by the...
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