Bibliograph

DNA, a Windfall Films production for Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Channel Four ; produced by Thomas Alkin ; directed by Carlo Massarella

Type

Label

DNA, a Windfall Films production for Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Channel Four ; produced by Thomas Alkin ; directed by Carlo Massarella

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

DNA

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

54927283

Responsibility statement

a Windfall Films production for Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Channel Four ; produced by Thomas Alkin ; directed by Carlo Massarella

Runtime

285

Summary

This programs tells the story of how researchers have developed radically new ways to treat cancer by tracing it 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 eventually led to an anti-cancer drug which cures Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Also looks at the work of David Botstein in discovering gene markers and Per Lonning, Botstein and partner Pat Brown who developed a micro-array technique to reveal differences between seemingly identical cancers

Table Of Contents

v. 1. The secret of life -- v. 2. Playing God -- v. 3. The human race -- v. 4. Curing cancer -- v. 5. Pandora's box

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification