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  1. Mend Me: A Horizon Guide to Transplants (2013)

    Producer
    Sacha Baveystock
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Using examples taken from the ‘Horizon’ archive, Michael Mosley examines the history of surgical transplant techniques identifying key points, looking at pioneering surgeons, covering ethical questions...

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  2. IVF (2011)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    It is estimated that 3 million people worldwide have been conceived via in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Having this still relatively recent technology has led us to question who ‘deserves’ it, and the...

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  3. Euthanasia (2011)

    Subject
    Law; Medical sciences; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £39.00

    Do people have the right to die? Should the state condone the deliberate killing of a person? This film investigates the various religious, moral and philosophical arguments surrounding euthanasia and...

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  4. Genetic Engineering (2011)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Genetic engineering may be one of the greatest breakthroughs in recent history, however, with scientific advancements new ethical issues are raised, forcing us to ask not how, but if we should push genetic...

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  5. Dialogues (2008)

    Subject
    Philosophy

    Nobel Prize-winner and best-selling author Elie Wiesel explores compelling issues of moral responsibility in this provocative series made for US television channel PBS. DIALOGUES, moderated by Richard D....

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  6. Bioethics (2003)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Discusses the moral arguments for and against using animal research and genetically modified organisms including the potential benefits to human health, society and world hunger.

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  7. Gene Therapy in the 21st Century (2001 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences; Philosophy; Social sciences
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    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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  8. Baby Making: The New A.R.T. Of Life (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £47.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Discusses assisted reproductive technology (ART) and its implications, both social and ethical. Uses microscopic footage and graphics to show the latest infertility treatments. The ethical implications are...

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  9. Breath of Life (2000 Video)

    Producer
    Geoffrey Smith
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Traces the Loughran family’s experience of cystic fibrosis, which threatens the life of 15-year-old Sheila, who could be helped by living donor lung transplatation, using parts of two sibling’s lungs....

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  10. Date of Birth: 2023 (2000 Video)

    Director
    Joost Hunningher
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £25.00

    A trigger video looking at the repercussions of the scientific and technological advances in reproductive medicine. A drama centres on the many types of screening and treatment faced by a couple in the year...

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