Spares or repairs applications and implications of cloning /

Beginning with Dolly, this program explores the successes of cloning animals and specialized cells, the use of cultured neurons to combat degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, and the future of tissue engineering, as well as the ethical dilemmas attending the science of genetics. Researche...

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Other Authors: Electric Sky (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], c2000.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Tissue Engineering Possibilities (1:36)
  • How Dolly the Sheep was Cloned (4:35)
  • Turning Back a Cell's Biological Clock (3:08)
  • Nerve Implants and Cell Therapy (2:53)
  • Stem Cells from Human Fetuses (1:20)
  • Using Cultured Cells (1:44)
  • Reprogramming Cells (2:25)
  • Can Whole Organs be Regrown? (2:09)
  • Can Cell Technology be Abused? (3:09)