Scope and Contents Dr Francis Collins speaking about genetics, Human Genome Project goals; schematic showing genetic map, chromosome, physical map, DNA sequence; genetic diseases, shows volumes of books listing them; functional cloning vs. positional cloning to find disease genes; explanation of why scale makes it hard to find disease genes - zooming in on boy in park by powers of 10; search for breast cancer gene - linkage analysis to find BRCA1; new technology - chromosome microdetection;  genetic testing...

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This collection contains a large variety of media materials, including news reports, interviews with staff, press conferences, lab footage, symposia, meetings, and others. Formats include VHS, audio cassette, BetaCam, DVD, CD, and others. The majority of the materials were created during the years of the Human Genome Project (1990-2003) but also include more recent materials.

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Asthma answers - UW gets NIH grant to study what causes asthma, William Busse talks about the problem of controlling asthma and the expense; Fox news report on Bush Administration policy on stem cell science and grants from NIH given to University of Wisconsin for stem cell research

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Video footage of people smoking (no audio)

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Event 1 - Human Genome Project - Dr Francis Collins takes over as head of HGP at NIH, talks about treating diseases and disease prevention using genetics

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News report on breakthrough in identifying gene for colon cancer; hereditary colon cancer, discovery of gene enables blood test for people in families with colon cancer so they can get early treatment

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NBC News - court martialed soldiers refuse to give DNA samples, military wants samples of all members to identify dead soldiers; DNA used to identify genetic diseases; allegations of genetic discrimination in health insurance

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Howard University Evening Exchange program includes news report on the discovery of DNA 50 years ago and the completion of the Human Genome Project and John Carpten talks about looking for disease genes; panel discussion about the significance of the Human Genome Project completion for finding diseases; progress made in medicine since completion; genetic testing for diseases;

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News report on completion of Human Genome

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News report on medical breakthrough - completion of map of human genome; Eric Landers talks about trying to cure diseases without knowing how they work