Cracking the code of life

Describes the race to decode human DNA and raises questions of whether or not we may want to know what's in our genes and whether decoding DNA will lead to cures. Program features Eric Lander, director of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research.

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"Describes the race to decode human DNA and raises questions of whether or not we may want to know what's in our genes and whether decoding DNA will lead to cures. Program features Eric Lander, director of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research."@en
"The Human Genome Project was an international consortium started in 1990 to sequence DNA. Part-way through, a private company owned by J. Craig Venter, Celera, announced it would finish the job in less time. Francis Collins, leader of the publicly-funded effort, and MIT's Eric Lander, were among this group of scientists who produced historical results which laid the foundation for medical breakthroughs and predicting diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer and arthritis."
"Describes the race to read the human genome between a commercial enterprise (Celeria) and a team of US government-funded labs who post their results freely on the Internet. Discusses the pros and cons to society (and drug companies) as pieces of the genome are being patented into private property and raises social and ethical issues involved in genetic testing and manipulation."
"This documentary examines the complex race to decode the human genome. Examines the work of, and contains interviews with: Francis Collins, director of the National Center for Human Genome Research; J. Craig Venter, head of its rival, the private Celera Genomics; and the Whitehead Institute's Eric Lander, one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project."@en
"Describes the race to decode human DNA and raises questions of whether or not we may want to know what's in our genes and whether decoding DNA will lead to cures."
"Describes the race to decode human DNA and raises questions of whether or not we may want to know what's in our genes and whether decoding DNA will lead to cures."@en
""In June 2000 two fiercely competitive teams of scientists made the joint announcement that their labs had secured one of the greatest prizes in history: the decoding of the human genome. NOVA tells the story of the genome triumph and its profound implications for the future of medicine in the two-hour special "Cracking the Code of Life." Hosted by Robert Krulwich, ABC Nightline correspondent."--PBS website."@en
"Examines the Human Genome Project, which in 2000 successfully mapped the sequence of genetic data on human chromosomes, and discusses its implications for the future of humanity."@en