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The Secret of Life - Show #105 "The Mouse that Laid the Golden Egg", 1993-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

 Item — Box: MM-11, Object: 8
Identifier: DO0044

Scope and Contents

Excitement and doubts about biotechnology; genes from one species to another; designer animals; idea of merging humans with animals (chimera); injecting engineered genes into mouse eggs; sheep in Scotland that produce human proteins in their milk; animal rights protesters; Jeremy Rifkin raises question about right of humans to tinker with genes of animals; redesigning cows milk to order with human genes; human hemoglobin in transgenic pigs

Dates

  • Creation: 1993-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

Conditions Governing Access

The majority of the materials within this finding aid have been digitized by the History of Genomics team. That being said, there are several instances where materials were either damaged or were in poor condition. In these cases we cannot guarantee the availability or accessibility of all materials.

Some materials may contain sensitive information or personally identifiable information (PII), in which case we cannot guarantee full unfettered access upon request. The History of Genomics Team will work to make a determination on a case by case basis as to the access of materials.

Extent

From the Collection: 60 Box (Each box contains a variety of formats video and/or audio media. These include cassette tapes, BetaCam videos, or VHS tapes. )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the NHGRI Human Genome Project (HGP) Archive Repository

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