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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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Man playing guitar and singing; Francis Collins talking about his love for genetics (joking) and playing guitar and singing

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Francis Collins as "Eugene Splicer" joking about his love for genetics, and playing guitar and singing

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Interviews on identifying the Parkinson's gene; there are other genes involved; potential for developing test for predisposition to developing disease; footage of scientists working in laboratory; computer screen showing DNA sequencing

Scope and Contents Human Genome Project; history of how scientists started; structure of DNA; explanation of genome; identifying disease genes; create better maps of human genome to make it easier to find certain genes; decrease cost of genetic sequencing; difference between physical and genetic maps; search for Huntington's disease gene; genetic testing and discrimination; social framework to handle new findings and technology; Sickle Cell Anemia gene testing problems; Ethical, Legal and Social Issues program...

Scope and Contents Human Genome Project; history of how scientists started; structure of DNA; explanation of genome; identifying disease genes; create better maps of human genome to make it easier to find certain genes; decrease cost of genetic sequencing; difference between physical and genetic maps; search for Huntington's disease gene; genetic testing and discrimination; social framework to handle new findings and technology; Sickle Cell Anemia gene testing problems; Ethical, Legal and Social Issues program...

Scope and Contents Documentary on mapping the human genome, race between public and private teams, Francis Collins talks about how the project works, J. Craig Venter speaks about the genome map; child with rare genetic disorder;  Comparisons between NIH and Celera, Collins and Venter; Dr Venter on sailboat talks about what comes next after human genome map is complete; NIH labs, Collins and team on a quest to pinpoint genes; Venter uses computer to look for genes rather than in a lab; proteins are the key to...

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Hereditary link to prostate cancer, debate about cloning, genetic engineering of seafood; explanation of prostate cancer, gene for prostate cancer, process of finding the gene; Cloning issue - politics involved in science, preventing scientists from trying cloning, pros and cons; Genetically engineered food - 35 species of fish being developed, arguments for and against genetic engineering of fish;

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Unedited footage from the labs of Leroy Hood.  Narration but no picture

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.