Description |
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (iv, 177 pages ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
Great courses, Science & mathematics |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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System Details |
DVD, region 1. |
Performer |
Lecturer: David E. Sadava, Professor of Biology at The Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps College. |
Note |
Course Number 1533: 24 lectures (30 minutes/lecture) |
Summary |
Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family...Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines the connections between the science of genetics and the health-related problems that plague us in modern society, and illuminates how studying genetics can be instrumental in solving those problems. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Our inheritance ; Mendel and genes ; Genes and chromosomes ; The search for the gene : DNA ; DNA structure and replication ; DNA expression in proteins -- Disc 2. Genes, enzymes, and metabolism ; From DNA to protein ; Genomes ; Manipulating genes : recombinant DNA ; Isolating genes and DNA ; Biotechnology : genetic engineering -- Disc 3. Biotechnology and the environment ; Manipulating DNA by PCR and other methods ; DNA in identification : forensics ; DNA and evolution ; DNA and human evolution ; Molecular medicine : genetic screening -- Disc 4. Molecular medicine : the immune system ; Molecular medicine : cancer ; Molecular medicine : gene therapy ; Molecular medicine : cloning and stem cells ; Genetics and agriculture ; Biotechnology and agriculture. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Genetics.
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Genetics -- Study and teaching.
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Medical genetics.
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DNA.
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Biotechnology.
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Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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Added Title |
DNA, genes, and their real-world applications |
ISBN |
1598033948 |
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9781598033946 |
Music No. |
1533 Teaching Company |
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