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Decoding the Book of Life
- 1991 ----- color ----- 56 min ----- vhs
- (Nova series) During recent years, scientists have identified about 4,550 genes and located 1,500--almost half of the mapped genes are responsible for hereditary diseases. Investigation into the "genome project" provides a fascinating and inspiring exploration of an ambitious worldwide study that hopes to map in exact detail the entire range of human genes. Biologist James Watson (who helped discover the structure of DNA) says that deciphering the human genome is like uncovering "the secret of life itself." There are those who would discourage this path of study, and NOVA takes a look at the potential for ethical, social and economical abuses inherent in such a vast undertaking.
- Topics: (Anthropology: Biological, Biology, Genetics, Medicine)
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