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Educational video/public service announcement about using condoms to protect against STDs

Scope and Contents Presentation for students on careers related to genetics.  Scientist working with DNA in lab, talks about automation in human genome project; talks about how he determined this was the right career path for him; Richard Saltus, science writer at Boston Globe, follows what he does to investigate science stories; Ronnee Yashon lawyer who specializes in genetics; Eric Neuman, software designer, works on genetics software; Lisa Cherbuliez, business development manager for a biotechnology company...

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Lecture - "Pharmacogenomics and Population Groups" by Mark A. Rothstein, J.D.; Pharmacogenomics - tailoring medication to the genetics of the patient; social, ethical and legal dimensions; report on findings of a survey of 1800 people in America about genetic testing, access, research, and medications, and demographic information

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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.

Scope and Contents Promos for Fred Friendly seminar on whether you would want genetic testing, pros and cons; research project to build large scale gene bank (footage of lab), project spawned after genetic code mapped, see impact of genetic variations; ethical concerns about assembling large database of people's genetic codes, confidentiality, insurance issues, legal issues; breakthrough at University of Chicago change how Crohn's disease is treated - gene for Crohn's disease found; genetic advances allowing...

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OnQ Magazine - embryonic stem cell research laboratory in Pittsburgh; Age Wise about promise of stem cells in treatment of Parkinson's disease; Black Horizons promoting Our genes Our choices PBS program; discussion about sickle cell anemia; Horizons program on ethics of genetic technology

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Discussion about whether it is fair to pass along genetic disease to a child; worry about level of intolerance people show about parents who decide to have children that may have genetic defects; gene therapy for cancer patients; experimental treatment for girl in Israeli hospital (gene therapy) in 1980s - Cline Affair; eugenics

Scope and Contents From the video case - When it comes to genetic testing, how much should a patient be told?  If the news is bad, who else should the patient inform? And could - or should - such privileged information be made available to employers, insurance companies, and others? This Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School's Arthur Miller offers a compelling discourse on the far reaching ethical, social, legal and economic implications of genetic testing.  Panelists include U.S. Supreme Court...

Scope and Contents From the video case - How far should people be allowed to go in trying to have better babies? And whose definition of "better" should prevail? This Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Dateline NBC correspondent John Hockenberry considers the ethical dilemmas facing individuals and society that grow out of prenatal testing and genetic options that may be available in the future - such as cloning.  Panelists include Francis Collins; ABC journalist Meredith Viera; Princeton University's Lee...

Scope and Contents From the video case - Could genetic research stigmatize people who carry a "bad" gene? If so, then just how free is free will? Moderated by Harvard Law School's Charles Ogletree, this Fred Friendly Seminar scrutinizes social, ethical, and legal issues involving genetic research into undesirable traits such as addiction to alcohol by exploring the relationship between the genetic basis for addiction and the limits of personal responsibility.  Panelists include US Supreme Court Justice Stephen...