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Secrets of the Sequence - Episode #105 "What We Don't Know", 2002-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

 Item — Box: MM-17, Object: 12
Identifier: DO0049

Scope and Contents

Genome of bubonic plague decoded by Sanger Institute, history of the plague and how it spreads and infects people, symptoms; other bacteria genome projects at the Sanger Institute; Brendan Wren speaks about studying how plague changed from harmless to killer bacteria; using plague to prove that rodents have been traveling around the world for a long time, and looking at rat genome; Francis Collins "The Code Cracker" segment - new era in science, genomic age; gene based designer drugs by 2020; genetics to take trial and error out of developing medicine; looking for genes that contribute to adult onset diabetes; ethical, legal and social issues, genetic privacy, genetic engineering; Eric Lander speaks about needing to learn to read the regulatory code of the genome, comparing to the mouse; "junk DNA"; Hao Li talks about using computer program to try to understand junk DNA; Junk DNA might teach how genomes evolve

Dates

  • Creation: 2002-04-01T00:00:00+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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