Science in everyday life. Genetics video clips
Description
This collection of 7 dazzling video clips focuses on various aspects of genetics ranging from history's DNA eureka moment, paternity testing, structural degradation of DNA, and tumor research using transgenic mice; to a human death gene and the role of stem cells in a freshwater polyp known as the hydra; to a case of gender/chromosome mismatch in which a girl is unable to naturally mature into a woman. Video clips include. * Genes: The Discovery of DNA * Genes: Paternity Test * Genes: The Recipe of DNA * Genes: Genetically Modified Mice * Cellular Death: The Genetics of Mortality * Cellular Death: Immortal Hydra * Gender: That Little Genetic Difference
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24 min
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Date of Publication
[2008], c2008
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Films on Demand
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