101-LCW-MS: Molecular Genetics (Daly): Selected Library videos

Unit 3 - Forensic Sciences
This program debunks pop-culture stereotypes and illuminates the real-world chemistry, biology, and physics of criminology.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Left untreated, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency can seriously, even fatally, damage the liver and lungs. This program enables viewers to understand the incurable disorder and how it can be identified and treated.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
Moving from gene, to genome, to genetically based diseases, this program provides an overview of the interrelated fields of genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics, with an emphasis on practical applications of biotechnology to the field of medicine.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This video takes a balanced look at the biotechnological revolution. Among the numerous topics surveyed are genetic engineering, cloning, gene therapy, genetically modified food crops, gene patenting, DNA fingerprinting, gene banks, and the use of transgenic animals for organ transplants.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This program explains the function of infection-fighting antibiotics; vaccinations and insulin, crucial to the prevention of diseases such as smallpox and the management of diabetes; recombinant drugs, treatments involving genetically engineered DNA; and stem cells, those chameleon-like building blocks of the body.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
The cell cycle is a series of developmental and growth events that chart the normal life of a cell. This program uses easy-to-follow animation to illustrate the growth phases of the cell cycle and the processes of mitosis and cytokinesis that follow.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This video takes a close-up look at the lowest common denominator of all life: the cell. It illustrates essential cellular processes—transportation of materials, communication, energy transfer, protein-building, waste disposal, movement, and the all-important mitosis and meiosis—as well as key cellular landmarks like the nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria, the Golgi complex, the endoplasmic reticulum, and lysosomes.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
Biotechnology combines man and mouse to track and attack man’s most feared diseases, using cells to kill killer cells. Exceptional computer animation demonstrates how the body’s immune system works.

Unit 2 - Techniques in Molecular Genetics
Unit 3 - Forensic Sciences
In this concise program, Chris Hadkiss, senior scientist at the Forensic Science Service, explains the latest DNA extraction and quantification techniques. Detailed laboratory footage illustrates the processes of sample extraction, quantification, amplification, separation, and interpretation.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This program gives an explanation of the promises and the dangers inherent in deciphering the gene map, and a warning about the dangers of eliminating genetic variation and recessive traits.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This program confronts viewers with some of the ethical and moral implications of cloning, stem cell research, and animal testing.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This program provides an explanation of how the twin techniques of gene splicing and cloning are helping to unravel the secrets of variation.

Unit 3 - Forensic Science
What happens when a deadly crime takes place and law enforcement puts all of its scientific resources into action? Can forensic science really solve a murder? This program follows scientists through a dramatized investigation, from the discovery of the crime scene through various stages of evidence analysis to the presentation of findings in court.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
An inherited metabolic disorder known as Gaucher disease was first described by the French physician Philippe Gaucher in 1882. It is the most common of a class of ailments called lysosomal storage diseases. Gaucher disease is characterized by a wide array of symptoms, and the severity ranges from undetectable to lethal. Though this devastating disease can affect any ethnic group, the most common form of it is seen in people of eastern European Jewish, or Ashkenazi, descent. This program explores the history of the condition and introduces patients who talk about their struggles with it.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Unit 5 - Cancer
Mapping the human genome was only the first step in the process of decoding our DNA—and that process is far from over. This film follows the work of genetic researchers as they press forward, slowly but surely, in the task of interpreting and understanding life’s greatest enigma. Highlighting the surprising finding that the human genome contains only about 32,000 genes (pre-map predictions were in the hundreds of thousands), the program describes a growing interest among geneticists on proteins and their role in cellular processes.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
This program analyzes the contributions of Mendel and Darwin, the transmission of single- and multiple-gene disorders, and genetic mutation. Following a description of Mendel’s landmark pea-breeding experiments, the principles of heredity are applied to the spread of congenital conditions such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, myotonic dystrophy, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The second half of the program centers on types of mutation, including point mutation, deletion, frame shifting, insertion, and gross chromosomal abnormality. Darwin’s theory of natural selection is considered as well.

Unit 2 - Techniques in Molecular Genetics
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
One of Australia’s most distinguished scientists, Dr. Alan Trounson administered early IVF fertility treatments and is now an internationally recognized leader in stem cell research. In this extended interview, he reflects on a range of research techniques and genetics issues—including gene expression and epigenetics; real-world applications for genetics and epigenetics; triggering differentiation; the use of adult rather than embryonic stem cells; developmental abnormalities and childhood cancers; genomics and cell biology; and the challenges and opportunities the field of genetics presents for young researchers.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
What does genetic diversity mean, and what is its relationship to evolution? This video answers that intriguing question as it summarizes the theory of natural selection and describes the process of trait inheritance. Advances stemming from the Human Genome Project—an ever-deepening understanding of life on Earth, improvements in disease detection and treatment, and applications of genomics to agriculture, the environment, and forensic science—are also discussed.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
This program demonstrates amniocentesis and ultrasound; outlines the advantages of knowing in advance that certain medical procedures are required to save a newborn, and the burden on parents of having to decide whether to terminate a pregnancy; and shows the advantages of avoiding cigarettes and alcohol during pregnancy.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
When you look at a family photo, the resemblances, even across several generations, can be striking. What role do genes play, and why aren’t siblings identical (and why are some)? This program explains how the formation of sex cells, from the first gamete to chromosome pairs, determines our genetic makeup. Deviations such as cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, achondroplasia, Klinefelter syndrome, and Turner syndrome are also discussed.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
This video addresses central topics in biology—evolution, cellular structure, and hierarchical organization, to name only three; explains the process of scientific inquiry; and spotlights the contributions of key researchers in the life sciences, from Aristotle to Watson and Crick.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Of the more than 400,000 Americans living with Crohn’s disease, as many as 20 percent were diagnosed as children or teens. Several case studies of young female patients provide a forum for medical experts from the Mayo Clinic and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to share their knowledge of risk factors, symptoms, screening methods, complications, and treatment options, including anti-inflammatory medications, steroid treatments, immunosuppression, injected proteins, and surgical interventions. Cycles of remission and relapse, genetic and pharmaceutical research, diet and nutrition, pregnancy, and support groups are also covered.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Unit 5 - Cancer
Announced at the dawn of the 21st century, the first draft of the human genome map hinted at a new world of personalized medicine and targeted gene therapies. After more than a decade, how close are we to that scientific utopia? This program looks for answers as it follows three individuals who hope their serious genetic disorders may soon be treated or cured. Sophie, 21, has cystic fibrosis, or CF. She wonders if the gene therapy that has saved a young boy from a deadly immunological disease might point to an answer for CF. Meanwhile, Tom, a 35-year-old alcoholic, visits a lab that has helped identify the genetic basis of his affliction, and Emma, also 35, longs for reassurance that her son won’t suffer from genetically inherited cancer as she has.

Unit 5 - Cancer
One of the deadliest forms of cancer, ovarian cancer is also one of the few cancers for which genetic testing can determine a person's susceptibility. This episode explores the challenges faced by a woman balancing the opportunity to know her genetic profile with only limited diagnostic testing and sometimes radical treatment options available.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This introductory-level program investigates the dynamic field of biotechnology and examines how it relates to a cross-section of different disciplines such as medicine, healthcare, ergonomics, and communications.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Unit 5 - Cancer
This program discusses the Human Genome Project, gene-related medical research, and beneficial and potentially dangerous applications of genetic technology both to humans and to plants.

Unit 5 - Cancer
This program highlights prevention models that have led to reductions in the incidence of cancer by prompting changes in behaviors and medical procedures.

Unit 5 - Cancer
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
The search for a magic bullet against cancer and AIDS is leading to recombinant technology—to explain the nature of the disease problem, help the body’s immune system destroy the invader, and accelerate recovery from treatment. As more diseases are being nearly wiped out, more disease-resistant bacteria and viruses are turning up. Vaccine developers are using genetically-engineered vaccines to create more effective vaccines that are cheaper to grow and easier to deliver.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This program examines some of the issues raised by the potential uses and misuses of genetic technology.

Unit 3 - Forensic Sciences
Once a case goes to trial, evidence is put to its greatest test as it undergoes the scrutiny of cross-examination. In this program, Professors Leriche and Cassiman, genetics experts, examine the ability of lucomalakite green to obtain DNA samples from minute quantities of bodily fluids and discuss the RFLP and PCR tests used to analyze them.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
This compilation of video segments provides a wide-ranging look inside genetic science and what it reveals about human life and evolution. Case studies and expert interviews take viewers through recent genetic breakthroughs as well as their moral, ethical, and legal implications.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
This compilation of video segments offers a further look at genetic science and what it reveals about human life and evolution. Case studies and expert interviews take viewers through recent genetic breakthroughs as well as their moral, ethical, and legal implications.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Unit 5 - Cancer
This compilation of video segments provides a wide-ranging look inside genetic science and its relationship with state-of-the-art medicine. Case studies and expert interviews take viewers through recent genetic breakthroughs as well as their moral, ethical, and legal implications.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Unit 5 - Cancer
This compilation of video segments offers a further look at genetic science and its relationship with state-of-the-art medicine. Case studies and expert interviews take viewers through recent genetic breakthroughs as well as their moral, ethical, and legal implications.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
In this fascinating program, experts on the cutting edge of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine present the astounding results of their research. Academic experts from MIT, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Duke University, and the University of Toronto—plus representatives of Osiris Therapeutics and Geron, leading industry pioneers—explain how new organs, arteries, ligaments, tendons, and skin are being grown from scratch using embryonic stem cells and bone marrow cells, bio-reactors, biodegradable scaffolding, and telomerase. Ethics issues and the race for patents are discussed as well.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
Providing a balanced look at a highly contentious issue, this program takes viewers inside the scientific, religious, and philosophical debate over embryonic stem cell research.

Unit 5 - Cancer
The Pap smear was a diagnostic milestone in detecting precancerous cells. Researchers are developing similar tests, particularly ones based on genetic predisposition, as they learn to home in on other cancers. As this program illustrates, sophisticated screening is just one of the ways medicine has advanced the fight against a dreaded disease. The program also looks at the targeted destruction of tumors through drugs that either react to substances unique to tumor cells or suppress angiogenesis. The latest surgical techniques using lasers, robots, and endoscopes are examined as well.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
It’s called hereditary angioedema, and it’s so rare popular television shows have used it as one of their mystery diagnoses. But the people who suffer with this condition face an illness that can be harrowing and horrifying because their faces or knees or other parts of their bodies suddenly take on grotesque proportions due to an unusual amount of swelling.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Although the impact of genetic research on human life is an ever-changing and often theoretical prospect, our current knowledge of the human genome already has direct, real-world applications. This program looks at several ways in which genetic breakthroughs have improved health care technology and enriched the study of human physiology.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
The prospects of benefits from biotechnology are daunting—an end to disease, and to malnutrition and starvation—but equally daunting are the destructive ends to which biotechnology can be turned. More and better vaccines. An end to cancer, AIDS, and heart attacks. Cleaning up toxic wastes. These are the up side of biotechnology. The downside is the creation of dangerous and irreversible side-effects, the political use of genetic information, the development of bioweaponry, and the perversion of scientific breakthroughs to private gain.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
Unit 6 - Biotechnology
PGD, or preimplantation genetic diagnosis, allows doctors and parents to screen brand-new embryos for genetic diseases. This program illustrates the PGD process and what it implies—from lifesaving medical solutions to what many see as the Nazi-esque disposal of life. The experiences of couples considering or undergoing PGD are featured.

Unit 4 - Genetic Diseases
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.

Unit 6 - Biotechnology
One day very soon, ordinary people could have the ability to choose their children’s genes and perhaps even grow themselves completely new body parts. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent Robert Krulwich examine the breakthrough science behind cloning and delve into the ethical dilemmas surrounding advances in genetic science.