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Made as a pilot for the series THE NEXT BIG THING, this is a panel discussion concerning genetically modified (GM) foods and their implications for the future. Chaired by Colin Blakemore, the panel comprises...
As early as 1974, some scientists were expressing grave concerns over research into genetic engineering. Now some of these same scientists believe that genetically modified foods are safe and a possible...
A compilation of interviews examining key ethical issues related to new genetic technologies, including understanding the human genome, science ethics and the law, genetic testing, information and...
Explores the way society and science - both medical and social - have variously constructed disability as medical, natural and social, and what implications this has for both disabled people and society as a...
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...
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...
Series analysing three key issues in the future of medicine, with individual programmes looking at: 1) Living Forever: the biological mechanism behind the ageing process; 2) Future Plagues: new devastiating...
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...
A CD-ROM-based multimedia learning package examining the scientific ideas behind a range of environmental issues including pollution, biotechnology, global warming, habitat loss, fossil fuels and nuclear...
Considers the public concerns surrounding the agricultural and food uses of genetically modified organisms. Looks at a risk-assessment procedure in which each new genetically modified crop has to be vetted...
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