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Understanding genetics : DNA, genes, and their real-world applications / David Sadava.

Sadava, David E. (Added Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family ... Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines the connections between the science of genetics and the health-related problems that plague us in modern society, and illuminates how studying genetics can be instrumental in solving those problems."--Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 1598033948
ISBN: 9781598033946
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs in 2 containers (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (iv, 177 pages ; 19 cm).
Publisher: Springfield, VA : Teaching Co., [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	24 lectures, 30 min. each (6 per disc).
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. 1. Disc 1, Lecture 1. Our inheritance ; lecture 2. ; Mendel and genes ; lecture 3. Genes and chromosomes ; lecture 4. The search for the gene: DNA ; lecture 5. DNA structure and replication ; lecture 6. DNA expression in proteins -- disc 2, lecture 7. Genes, enzymes, and metabolism ; lecture 8. From DNA to protein ; lecture 9. Genomes ; lecture 10. Manipulating genes: recombinant DNA ; lecture 11. Isolating genes and DNA ; lecture 12. Biotechnology: genetic engineering. pt. 2. Disc 1, lecture 13. Biotechnology and the environment ; lecture 14. Manipulating DNA by PCR and other methods ; lecture 15. DNA in identification: forensics ; lecture 16. DNA and evolution ; lecture 17. DNA and human evolution ; lecture 18. Molecular medicine: genetic screening -- disc 2, lecture 19. Molecular medicine: the immune system ; lecture 20. Molecular medicine: cancer ; lecture 21. Molecular medicine: gene therapy ; lecture 22. Molecular medicine: cloning and stem cells ; lecture 23. Genetics and agriculture ; lecture 24. Biotechnology and agriculture.
System Details Note:	DVD.