Gene Therapy in the 21st Century

Synopsis

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 Wellcome Trust, in Spring 2000 to inform public debate. The CD-ROMs contain the complete interviews given at that time by Donald Bruce, Charles Coutelle, Geoffrey Goldspink, David King, Norman Nevin, David Porteus and Robert Winston. It is not a programme as such, but a collection of primary source material. Areas discussed include the techniques, the potential applications, the difficulties, the alternatives, and the social and moral implications of gene therapy.

Series

Shotlist, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; CD-ROM (2 discs). PC Windows version only.

Year of production

2001

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) introductory offer for UK higher education

Notes

Uses Windows Media Player and is referred to by the producer as a WebDisk.

Uses

Students and lecturers in medicine, medical ethics, the biosciences and the social sciences.

Subjects

Biology; Medical sciences; Philosophy; Social sciences

Keywords

gene therapy; medical ethics; microbiology

Credits

Contributor

Charles Coutelle; David King; David Porteous; Donald Bruce; Geoffrey Goldspink; Norman Nevin; Robert Winston

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Sponsor

Name

Wellcome Trust Moving Image and Sound Collections

Email

mfac@wellcome.ac.uk

Web

http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/misc.html External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7611 8766

Address

183 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BE

Distributor

Name

Educational Broadcasting Services Trust

Address

No longer trading

Notes

Educational and training materials with an emphasis on maths, science and skills development, produced in collaboration with consortia of university and college academics and media departments under the auspices of the Educational Services Broadcasting Trust. Series include Maths for Engineers, Shotlist, and the Skillbank vocational skills training programmes. For sale on DVD or via download. Now ebst online is part of FENC. (www.fenc.org.uk). Now possibly part of Blended Learning Consortium.