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The gene : an intimate history  Cover Image DVD DVD

The gene : an intimate history / a production of Florentine Films and Weta Washington, D.C., in association with Ark Media ; director, Chris Durrance, Jack Youngelson ; producer, Barak Goodman ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward, Barak Goodman, David Blistein.

Costabile, David, (narrator.). Durrance, Chris, (television director.). Youngelson, Jack, (television director.). Goodman, Barak, (screenwriter,, television producer.). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). Blistein, David, (screenwriter.). Mukherjee, Siddhartha. Based on (work): Gene. (Added Author). PBS Video, (publisher.).

Summary:

Scientific genetics, little more than a century old, holds at once the promise of eradicating disease and the threat of altering the very essence of what it means to be human. It traces the dizzying evolution of this new science as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to perfect tools for rewriting DNA.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531711931
  • ISBN: 1531711936
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally broadcast on television.
Participant or Performer Note:
David Costabile, narrator.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV14.
System Details Note:
DVD, wide screen, region 1.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject: Genetics.
Genetics > Social aspects.
Immunogenetics.
Genetics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Wayne County Public Library DVD 599.935 GEN (Text) 31843000725131 DVD Nonfiction Checked Out 04/26/2024

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