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Huntington's Disease (Day 1 One ABC)

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Documentary about the Human Genome Project, talks about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and how the gene responsible for it was found; explanation of what genes are; genetic component of asthma; Cystic fibrosis - potential for gene therapy; Genetic testing for Huntington's disease - pros and cons, ethics

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How to apply for a research grant; how to review appliccations for research grants; NIH peer review process for research grant application; advice for applicants; peer review board

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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 From the Collection:

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 From the Collection:

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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John Sulston talks about the role of the worm in biology, can study subsystems that make humans work in the worm, have genome sequence; the sequence is the way of getting at all the genes, advantages

Scope and Contents Documentary about the Human Genome Project and what having a genetic blueprint of humans can do to benefit them; diseases whose genes have already been found; explanation of genes, chromosomes, DNA; James Watson speaks about DNA and chromosomes; Bernadine Healy speaks about number of genes critical to human disease; Walter Gilbert talks about commonality of all genomes; Cystic fibrosis gene and how it works; model organisms genomes used to understand how human genes function; genetic...

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John Mickle, Mike Krzyzewski speak about Research North Carolina can contribute to Research America and contribute to medical and technological advances through research; survey results show North Carolinians support medical research; Gertrude Elion speaks of importance of medical research; Francis Collins speaks about financial issues and solution to health care costs is medical research

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Explanation of what the Mass LearnPike is - a distance learning television network, highlights of some of the distance learning courses presented