Educational video - part of a course; Breast cancer; what is cancer, causes of cancer, predisposition testing for cancer; moral and ethical questions

Fictional dramatization on Cystic Fibrosis - part of education course series; discusses the possibility of gene therapy for cystic fibrosis

Interaction between mother and newborn; behavior of infants - 6 states of consciousness; infant temperament; senses and development

Fictional dramatizations intended to be a part of the MCET educational course (see videos ED0001-0007). Includes "A Test of Time" on Huntington's disease; "Fragile Pressure" on Fragile X syndrome; "Shadows on the Screen" on Breast Cancer; "In Whose Hands?" on Cystic Fibrosis

Bringing students and scientists together to talk about DNA.  History of discovery of DNA, Human Genome Project, where science is going; James Watson and Francis Collins participate; recorded message from Francis Crick about discovery of DNA; Watson and Collins talk about DNA; students look at models of DNA with Watson and Collins; discussion of human genome sequencing

Maya Angelou talks about what it means to be a human being and our civilization

Lecture by Dr Eric Juengst - professional, ethical and policy challenges; line between treatment and enhancement; regulation for genetic enhancement - can regulate on risk, cannot regulate on philosophical issue, try to regulate social disparities, hard to regulate parental attitudes or intolerance; drawing line between treating pathogenic genotypes and enhancing (for reasons other than health); problems with altering the human species

News reports on Parkinson's being genetic, geneticists narrowing search to chromosome 4; Zach Hall reports findings; Jeffery Trent talks about narrowing search and looking for gene; Italian family with many cases of Parkinsons key to helping narrow location of gene;

Human Genome Project Educational Model - overview of effects of HGP on people with genetic issues. Includes footage of a conference session/workshop (person speaking to room of seated listeners). Also includes statistics on what people know about HGP and how they feel about genetic testing. Reviews different reasons for genetic testing and issues surrounding it - very high level

Human Genome Project Educational Model - overview about providing services to people with genetic diseases. Panel of speakers. Includes personal stories dealing with Downs Syndrome, politicians making sure everyone can get insurance, creating support group for people with rare birth defects. Includes question and answer session between audience and panel