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Some scientists are claiming that they are ready to clone humans, and that it’ll happen imminently - but scientific evidence discovered in 2001 suggests that attempts to clone humans stand a high chance of...
The British Universities Film & Video Council were pleased to receive the following entries to the Learning on Screen Awards 2013: 3, 2, 1…GO! BBC for BBC Two Learning Zone Director: Suzy Boyles...
Bacterial plasmids are used to clone DNA. Here, large amounts of bacteria are cultured containing the plasmid. The numbers of plasmids in the bacteria are then amplified by the addition of chloramphenicol....
Lambda bacteriophage are used to clone large fragments of DNA. Here, phage are isolated by first infecting a liquid suspension of bacteria. During incubation the bacteria are lysed by the phage. The phage...
Tells how Dolly the sheep, the first cloned copy an adult mammal, came to be, looking at the experiments on cloning that went on before, and the scientific possibilities opened up by this development. Looks...
Looks at the controversial attempts to clone a human being. Amid claims and counterclaims by various groups around the world, this programme documents the secretive efforts of a small group of doctors and...
Looks at possible advances in genetics over the next decade and the consequent ethical dilemmas. Suggests that the technology will soon be in place to analyse in minute detail all the genes responsible for...
Describes the method perfected by Dr John Gurdon at Oxford University for producing the first cloned frogs. The procedures include stimulating donor female frogs ('Xenopus laevis’ the South African clawed...
In the light of the world’s first clone of an adult sheep, asks if society should limit scientific endeavour and questions and whether scientists are responsible enough to monitor their own research. Joan...
Explains the techniques that have been developed to ‘micro-sort’ sperm in order to pre-select the sex of a child. With the completion of the Human Genome Project in the foreseeable future, it seems...
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