Summary: What used to take two weeks currently takes only a day-and in the near future, will likely take mere minutes. In this concise program, Chris Hadkiss, senior scientist at the Forensic Science Service, explains the latest DNA extraction and quantification techniques. Detailed laboratory footage illustrates the processes of sample extraction, quantification, amplification, separation, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program gives an explanation of the promises and the dangers inherent in deciphering the gene map, and a warning about the dangers of eliminating genetic variation and recessive traits. The program analyzes the potential misuse of genetic information and demonstrates the potential of genetic engineering to provide the first true preventive medicine program in medical history, as well as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: One of the most important stories in genetics is the race to understand DNA. This intro-level program guides viewers through that story, focusing on the biological and chemical processes central to the transfer of genetic material. Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the program describes how competing scientists in Europe and America zeroed in on the DNA molecule and determined its...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Fitzpatrick, Colleen.
Summary: "The genetic trail an ancestor leaves behind is every bit as important as his paper trail. Though Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA testing, the modern genealogist has a powerful new tool for researching his roots" -- back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rice Book Press 2005
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 FITSummary: This program presents a brief history of genetic science, from Darwin's theory of evolution through the discovery of DNA and the invention of gene splicing. Darwin hypothesized a theory, but understood nothing of the mechanism of evolution. The program follows the history of scientific understanding of the nucleus, chromosomes, and the location of hereditary information; explains the work of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Arney, Kat
Summary: "How to code a human takes you on a mind-bending journey through the world of the double helix, revealing how our DNA encodes our genes and makes us unique. Covering all aspects of modern genetics from the evolution of our species to inherited diseases, "junk" DNA, genetic engineering and the intricacies of the molecular processes inside our cells, this is an astonishing and insightful guide to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andre Deutsch 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 572 ARNSummary: One of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th century was the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. James Watson and Francis Crick published their findings on April 25, 1953, but it’s been revealed that their crucial breakthrough depended on the work of another biologist, Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray image, 'Photo 51' held the vital clue to decode the double helix. This...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2003
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Summary: Any discussion of genetic engineering first requires a knowledge of how organisms replicate. In this program, Dr. David Cove describes the structure and function of DNA as he covers how coding sequences and promoters work together to create proteins from amino acids. DNA's remarkable suitability as a medium for duplicating the blueprints of life both rapidly and accurately in a simple yet...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Paul Rothemund won a MacArthur fellowship to pursue research in a fairly esoteric area of study: the folding of DNA. Rothemund's work combines the study of self-assembly with DNA nanotechnology and points the way toward self-assembling devices at microscale, making computer memory, for instance, smaller, faster, and maybe even cheaper. In this TEDTalk, Rothemund provides an overview of DNA...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In 1990, a massive enterprise was launched to decipher the ultimate instruction manual. The Human Genome Project soon turned into a race and a feud. This program tracks the tumultuous progress of the endeavor, detailing the scientific innovations that led to its completion, as well as its political and economic impact. Exceptional graphics bring home the daunting task of sequencing the human...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: When it comes to DNA science, nobody has a better track record than Jim Watson; what makes him controversial, however, is his vision of its future. This program looks inside the Pandora's box of genetic manipulation with the man who opened it. Watson serves as guide, exploring some of the current and proposed ways scientists are improving humankind. He also addresses some of his critics,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program tells the story of how a small group of researchers have developed radically new ways to treat the most feared of diseases by tracing cancer back to its origins: its DNA. The program focuses on two pioneering efforts: the race between Dr. Mary Claire King and Dr. Mark Skolnick, founder of Myriad Genetics, to isolate the gene linked to breast cancer, and Dr. Brian Druker's work that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Ridge, Yolanda
Summary: "We can change the world with genetic modification--but should we? CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is--but it's also one of the most powerful ways we can shape the future. And it's poised to completely upend the way we think about science. Author Yolanda Ridge tackles this topic in a friendly and accessible tone, with two...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 576.5 RIDSummary: Paul Rothemund folds DNA into shapes and patterns that look almost decorative to the average viewer. But his process is much more than microscopic origami - it carries vast implications for science and technology, and may one day allow scientists to create tiny self-assembling machines. In this TEDTalk, Rothemund lays out in clear, abundant detail the immense promise of DNA folding for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Sadava, David E.
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...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 572.86 SAD PART 2Summary: James Watson and Francis Crick's 1953 discovery of DNA's double-helix structure paved the way for the astounding breakthroughs in genetics and medicine that marked the second half of the 20th century. How did they do it? Watson - a Nobel Laureate and former head of the Human Genome Project - opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and Crick hit upon the structure of DNA and then...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In 2001, Craig Venter made headlines for sequencing the human genome. In 2003, he started mapping the ocean's biodiversity. And more recently he's created the first synthetic life forms: microorganisms that can produce alternative fuels. In this TEDTalk, the renowned genomics pioneer - one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2007) - takes a break from his epic round-the-world...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Benedict, Marie
Summary: "Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture-one more after thousands-she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens-the double helix structure of DNA...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Landmark 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BENCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BENCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BENCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BENSummary: A half-century ago, three teams with three different approaches raced to unravel the structure of DNA. This program blends extensive interviews and firsthand narration with extraordinary graphics to tell the compelling story of how the perhaps unlikely duo of Jim Watson and Francis Crick won that race. Many of the principal figures in the quest discuss their frustrations and insights, including...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Twenty years after the discovery of DNA's structure, another revolution swept biology when scientists began learning how to manipulate genes outright. The controversy continues. This program tells the story of genetic engineering's pioneers, focusing on the race to synthesize insulin and the development of genetically modified crops. Spectacular computer animations of molecular processes are...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Pilcher, Helen
Summary: If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond. De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat PilcherPopova, Maria
Summary: This is the real-life story of Jeremy, a rare garden snail found in 2015 by a retired London scientist. Jeremy's shell spiraled to the left, indicating reversed internal anatomy--including a heart positioned on the right. As a result, a similarly rare mate was needed in order to procreate.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J594 POPSummary: Our body is composed of billions of cells, but how does each cell know what to become? This program starts with the nucleus of a single cell and then explains the other components the cell needs to function: chromosomes, genes, DNA, and ribosomes. From hair color to height, our genes determine who we are. This program explores, through animated graphics, all of the basic genetic building blocks...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Both a public consortium of researchers and a private U.S. company successfully decoded the human genetic blueprint. In this program, Doctors Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, and J. Craig Venter, CEO of Celera Genomics, discuss the completion of the mapping of the human genome and what that achievement means for the future of medicine. Initial discoveries indicate that the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006