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Informatics Meet Genomics - 8th Millennium Evening at the White House - Speech by President Bill Clinton, asks questions of Eric Lander about variation in genes in population; audience questions

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Evan Eichler speaks about "Pericentromeric Duplications and the Complex Architecture of the Human Genome".  Observations working with Chromosome 16, study mechanisms of gene duplication, three models

Scope and Contents Text on human genome project for news organizations; footage of people in hospital, exercising, lab work, dna; Francis Collins, speaks about possibility of designer drugs based on human genome, research at University of California on worm genome, and how it can inform study of humans; Human genome project changing medicine, discovery of disease genes, safeguards to prevent misuse of genetic testing results; Collins speaks about working draft of human genome and finishing project ahead of...

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News reports on Chromosome 22 - "cracking the code", sequencing the full chromosome, to help find genes for many diseases; CNN- Francis Collins soundbite on genetic mapping; implications for medicine; interview with Francis Collins - understanding human genome leads to medical advance, understand genes well enough to treat and cure disease

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Prostate cancer detection, find genetic links to disease; study African American men because they are at higher risk, men in one family with high incidence of prostate cancer to find gene

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News report on medical advances and what genetics may make possible - predicting disease, Francis Collins speaks about being able to predict risks of disease, how it might be possible to prevent disease; gene therapy to prevent or treat diseases; predictions for genetic medicine in the 21st century

Scope and Contents News reports on mapping Chromosome 22, selected because it was the smallest, already found 35 genes for diseases on Chromosome 22; CNN soundbite from Francis Collins; ABC also has soundbite from Francis Collins;  CBS interviews Francis Collins; CNN talks about some of the genes on Chromosome 22 - heart, face, etc - interview with Dr Cynthia Tifft; Ethical issues in selecting genes to create healthier babies or more genetic engineering; Genetic engineering in food; other ethical issues; PBS...

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Pet monkeys as a source of disease, macaques and Herpes B (almost always fatal to humans), and other diseases; sale of research monkeys and endangered species into pet trade

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NBC Nightly News - report on narcolepsy - discovery at Stanford University of narcolepsy being caused by genetic mutation, causing part of the brain that regulates sleep to be interrupted, implications for other sleep issues

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Religious and Ethics show - Premature babies; toning down anti-gay rhetoric; Ethical debate about whether medicine is right or wrong in trying to save every premature baby if they will be severely handicapped and in pain