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NOVA - Cracking the Code of Life

starring: Robert Krulwich
directed by: Betsey Arledge; Elizabeth Arledge

: NOVA - Cracking the Code of Life
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
EAN: 9781593751692
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593751699
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 19991
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 2001



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Product Description:
Does it amaze you that yeast is your very close relative? That you possess roughly the same number of genes as a mouse? That you are 99.9% genetically identical to every other human? ABC Nightline correspondent Robert Krulwich lends a lighthearted touch to genetic science in this provocative two-hour NOVA special that takes you inside the amazing complex and contentious race to decode the human genome.The Human Genome Project was born in 1990 when an international consortium of labs set out to sequence all 3 billion letters of our DNA predicting they d finish by 2005. Halfway through their schedule controversial scientist and entrepreneur J. Craig Venter threw the genome world into turmoil when he announced his for-profit company Celera could finish the job in just two years. Francis Collins leader of the publicly-funded effort and MIT s Eric Lander were among the scientists who answered Venter s challenge. The result made history and laid the foundation for a remarkable future.Armed with this powerful information medical pioneers are in the midst of astonishing breakthroughs that will change medicine as we know it. Will you get cancer arthritis or Alzheimer s? The answer lies in your genetic code--but the question is: Do you want to know? And will these new discoveries eventually lead to cures?System Requirements:Running Time: 120 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 783421333291 Manufacturer No: WG33329

Amazon.com:
The work of geneticists who have labored for years to map human DNA is the subject of this offbeat yet highly informative documentary from the PBS series Nova. Host Robert Krulwich, a correspondent for ABC Nightline, visits with scientists who explain, in terms understandable to laymen, the enormous challenges faced and overcome by scientists working on the Human Genome Project. The value of the research effort is underscored with visits to families affected by inherited diseases that could someday be eradicated, and even legal matters such as research patents and potential privacy issues are also covered intelligently. The race between government researchers and private biotech firms is detailed, and at appropriate times host Krulwich is able to inject some good-natured humor into this excellent documentary. --Robert J. McNamara



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Very educational
I teach a college class on the Human Genome Project and always use this as my intro. It gives a good ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Cracking the Code of Life
You have heard the term, "talking heads?" Well, this is the personification of that term. I bought this ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - How Nature Works - Cracked Wide Open
This is an exceptional documentary about the mapping of the human genome and its implications for humanity. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great movie
I am a high school Biology teacher and every year I show this film to my students as an introduction to our ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Very simple
Very simple. I expected a better contribution in the field of science per se; and i found that is oriented to ... Read More


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