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Charlie Rose Show

Nightly PBS interview program. Archives available by topic on their website. A few of the programs are listed below. See also "Related Videos" on each page.

• A conversation with Francis Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, July 29, 2008.
• A discussion about personal genetics with David Agus, Co-Founder, Navigenics; Dean Ornish, President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute; and George Church of Harvard Medical School, July 29, 2008.
• A conversation with Craig Venter of the J. Craig Venter Institute about his successful effort to become the first human to have his genome mapped, January 9, 2007.
• A conversation with Francis Collins, the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, about the completion of the mapping process of the human genome, April 15, 2003.
• Dr. Craig Venter of Celera Genomics and Dr. Francis Collins of the National Human Genome Research Institute discuss the recent announcement of the analysis of the mapping of the human genome, February 12, 2001.
• The Charlie Rose Science Series exploration of the advances being made in scientific research, their contribution to our understanding of the world around us, and how these breakthroughs may be applied to improving human health.

National Public Radio's talkshow, Talk of the Nation, airs daily. Show hosts interview scientists and experts on a myriad of topics including genetics. Archives of their show, including tapes and transcripts, are available at the Talk of the Nation website.

Some of the genetics programs are listed below.

• Complete Human Genome Sequence Revealed October 22, 2004
• Genome Hunters in the Sargasso Sea March 5, 2004
• Risks of Genetically Engineered Organisms March 5, 2004
• Gene Therapy Update Oct. 17, 2003
• Howard University/DNA: The Tavis Smiley Show May 28, 2003
• Biology of Aging May 9, 2003
• Genes & Behavior May 2, 2003
• The DNA Revolution: Fifty Years after Watson and Crick, the New Questions in Genetics April 2003
• DNA Structure Anniversary - a look back at the discovery, and at what it has meant to science and to the world. (February 28, 2003)
• Craig Venter January 31, 2003
• Gene Therapy/Open Source Software January 17, 2003
• Rosalind Franklin / Ballistic Fingerprinting October 25, 2002
• Debate on Therapeutic Cloning May 17, 2002
• Proteomics March 16, 2001
• Could Technology Change What it Means to be Human? February 22, 2001
• Who Owns the Human Genome? February 12, 2001
• Owning the Genome January 19, 2001
• Third World Countries and Genetically Modified Crops December 27, 2000
• Oldest Bacteria and Microbial Genomics October 27, 2000
• Labeling Biotech Food October 20, 2000
• Gregor Mendel and Modern Genetics September 22, 2000
• Human Genome June 26, 2000
• A Conversation with James Watson June 2, 2000
• Genetically Modified Salmon and Other Foods May 12, 2000
• Kennewick Man and Cloning April 28, 2000
• Technology Patents March 24, 2000
• Genetically Modified Organisms / Genetics Update February 4, 2000
• Gene Therapy January 21, 2000
• Gene Patents October 29, 1999
• Science in the Courtroom October 8, 1999
• Safety of Genetically Modified Crops August 13, 1999
• Genetically Modified Crops May 21, 1999
• Kary Mullis May 21, 1999
• Y Chromosome May 7, 1999
• X Chromosome April 30, 1999
• DNA Sampling March 23, 1999
• Patenting March 5, 1999
• Stem Cells/HIV Vector  January 29, 1999
• Worm Genome December 18, 1998
• DNA Files/Ethical and Legal Issus November 13, 1998
• Protein Folding October 23, 1998
• Biotechnology News June 19, 1998
• Salt Lake City Remote/Genetics Research May 15, 1998
• Human Cloning January 9, 1998
• Genetics of Aging September 5, 1997
• Cloning February 24, 1997
• Genetics of Complex Traits February 14, 1997
• Gene Therapy May 24, 1996
• Genetics Update November 15, 1996  
  

National Public Radio's daily morning and afternoon news shows

• Genetically Altered 'Marathon Mice' Created in Lab Aug. 26, 2004
• DNA Used to Extend Time to Prosecute Rapes Aug. 24, 2004
• Chimp, Human DNA Maps Reveal Big Role of Tiny Changes May 27, 2004
• Reading Genes for Disease Series May 2004
• Human Diseases Mirrored in Rat Genome March 31, 2004
• Genetic Ethics: 'Against Perfection' March 28, 2004
• Scientist Finds Undersea Genetic Treasures: Interview with Craig Venter March 5, 2004
• Researchers Structure Virus DNA in Record Time Nov. 13, 2003
• Rough Draft of Dog Genome Released Sept. 25, 2003
• Scientists Decipher Y Chromosome June 19, 2003
• Gene Bank for African Americans Sept. 10, 2003
• Scientists Hail Completion of Human Genome Map April 15, 2003
• Discovering the Double Helix: A 50-Year Anniversary - James Watson and Francis Crick -- in a true "eureka" moment -- identified the double-helix structure of the molecule DNA, informing genetic research for decades to come. (February 28, 2003)
• DNA and Serial Killer Search (February 4, 2003)
• Three Share Nobel Prize for Work on Cell Genetics (October 7, 2002)
• Anthrax DNA (May 10, 2002)
• The Use of DNA - Virginia's DNA Database (March 8, 2001)
• Cell Sounds - go inside a cell with sounds and pictures (February 2001)
• Transgenic Monkeys January 11, 2001
• Genome Announcement; Genetic Mission Accomplished?; and Genome Reading June 26, 2000
• Genome Futurism June 26, 2000
• DNA Evidence May 25, 2000
• Fruit Fly February 18, 2000
• Genetic Testing Discrimination Executive Order February 18, 2000
• Genome: a 3-part series
  • Genome Sequencing and a Visit to Eric Lander's Laboratory at the Whitehead Institute at MIT. July 26, 1999
  • Commercialization of the Genomic Code July 27, 1999
  • Databasing the DNA and its expected payoffs July 28, 1999

Congressional Testimony About Genomics
ongoing, periodic

• NIH NHGRI

Genomics and Genetic Epidemiology: General Principles and Application to Disease Studies

• April 2004 Course
• April 2003 Course

April 2003 Scientific Symposium: From Double Helix to Human Sequence - and Beyond

• Symposium Information
• Webcast Information

The DNA Files
Recipient of the 2001 Peabody award and a 2000 Silver Baton DuPont-Columbia University television and radio award

Is our fate in our genes? The genetic revolution affects us every day: our health, our food, our families. The DNA Files explains how. Join host John Hockenberry on a radio journey through the world of genetics. Details about the programs are available at this web site. 

The DNA Files first aired nine (1-hour) documentaries on National Public Radio stations beginning in November 1998. In November 2001 the series returned with five new programs and five short features. Audio clips from both series are on The DNA Files Web site, where free transcripts and interactive scenarios from the 1998 series are downloadable. Tapes can be ordered from the same page. These programs were sponsored by the US Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

2001 Series

• DNA The Code of the Wild
• Planet of the Bugs: The Neverending Tale of DNA and Infectious Diseases
• Life: How to Make a Cosmic Omelet
• The Search for the Fountain of Youth: The Genetics of Aging and Longevity
• Prescription for Conflict: Genetic Medicine

2001 Short Features

• The Human Cloning Race
• Tissue Rejuvenation
• Life in Hell
• Hospital Superbugs
• Low-Mow Lawns

1998 Series

• The Human Genome Project: Mapping the Future
• Gene Therapy: Medicine for Your Genes
• DNA & Behavior: Is Our Fate in Our Genes?
• Genetics & Biotechnology: DNA in the Marketplace
• Prenatal Genetic Testing: Do You Really Want to Know Your Baby's Future?
• Predictive Genetic Testing: Do You Really Want to Know Your Future?
• LAW & The Genetics of Aging: The Science of DNA Fingerprinting
• Genetics of Human Evolution: Where Did We Come From?  Where Did We Go?
• Plants, Animals, and Transgenics: A Tomato By Any Other Name

• Personality Traits: Nature and Nurture
• Early History of the Eugenics Movement
• What are "races?"
• Genetic Testing and Civil Rights
• How Viruses Are Used in Gene Therapy

The Human Genome Project: Exploring Our Molecular Selves
2001

Video documentary and online multimedia material in English and Spanish designed for high school students and teachers as well as the general public. Produced by the NIH NHGRI in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Program and others.

Special issues of Science (Feb. 16, 2001) and Nature (Feb. 15, 2001) contain the working draft of the human genome sequence. Nature papers include initial analysis of the descriptions of the sequence generated by the publicly sponsored Human Genome Project, while Science publications focus on the draft sequence reported by the private company, Celera Genomics.

An online lecture by Dr. James Watson, President of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Dr. Watson recounts events that led up to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA in 1953. A link to the presentation is at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Website.

Genes and Society: Impact of New Technologies on Law, Medicine, and Policy
2000
View the CD-ROM of the 2000 conference Genes & Society: Impact of New Technologies on Law, Medicine & Policy sponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. Speakers include Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer on "Genetic Advances and Legal Institutions" and Harold E. Varmus, MD on "The Challenge of Making Laws on the Shifting Terrain of Science." Videos and audios of speakers. Media of other conferences are at the ASLME Multimedia web site.

Other American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics-Sponsored Events
2000

Practical Application of Genetics: What the Genomics Revolution Means to You and Your Company and Legal Challenges in Genetics and Reproductive Medicine. Audios of speakers.

NIH NHGRI Billion Base Pair Celebration
1999

The Billion Base Pair Celebration Tuesday, November 23, 1999. This is a webcast of an event held to celebrate the completion of the sequencing of the rough draft of the first billion base pairs of the human genome. Featured speakers are Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences and early planner of the Genome Project; Francis Collins, Director, NHGRI; Secretary of HHS, Donna Shalala; Secretary of Energy, Bill Richardson (Total Running Time: 01:09:45 Bandwidth: 146 Kbps)

Informatics Meets Genomics --White House Millennium Evening
1999

Informatics Meets Genomics is the WebCast of the Eighth in a series of Millennium Evenings held at the White House. The meetings were held to explore technologies and issues of the next century. The event featured Dr. Vinton Cerf, Senior Vice President of Internet Architecture and Technology at MCI WorldCom and known as the Father of the Internet, and Dr. Eric Lander, Director of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research. Together with President and Mrs. Clinton, Dr. Cerf and Dr. Lander led a discussion on the advantages and challenges posed by the increasingly powerful developments of information technology and genetic research, and knowledge about our own natural information system. (Tuesday, October 12, 1999; Total Running Time: 02:09:22; Bandwidth: 146 Kbps) Note: Audio is slow to start.

Scientists try to build a better chromosome
1999

Videos about artificial chromosome research.

Understanding the Genome: Technological and Mathematical Challenges was the title of a 1998 conference. Lectures from this conference are presented in both video and slide form. Scroll down to Understanding the Genome, then click on individual speakers. Topics covered include

• David Botstein Of Genes and Genomes
• Elbert Branscomb Comparative Genomics: What, Why, Problems and Challenges
• Phil Green Genome Sequence Assembly
• David Haussler Using Hidden Markov Models for Biosequence Analysis: Recent Tests and New Methods
• Leroy Hood Future Mathematical Challenges Posed by the Systems Analysis of Genomes and Proteomes
• Robert Lipshutz Genes, Chips, and Genomes
• Pavel Pevzner Gene Hunting Without Genomic Sequencing: the Twenty Questions Game with Genes
• David Siegmund Statistical aspects of gene mapping
• Donna Slonim Mining Gene Expression Data
• Gary Stormo Uncovering Regulatory Networks Using Pattern Recognition Algorithms
• Ellen Wijsman Statistical and Computational Contributions to Gene Mapping: History and Current Developments

Campus on the Mall --an online lecture series sponsored by the NIH National Genome Research Institute and the Smithsonian Institution. Topics covered include

• Genetic Medicine of the Future: the Human Genome Project and Beyond
• Everything You Need to Know about Genes
• Personality Genes
• Mapping and Sequencing: Transcribing the Human Genetic Recipe
• Genetics of Cancer
• Genetics of Rare Diseases
• Gene Therapy
• Genetic Testing: a Personal View

PBS Online News Hour
1998-present

• Health Spotlight Focus on Genetic Research (includes numerous audio and video links on gene therapy and genome sequencing)
• March 21, 2000: Author Matt Ridley in an Online Forum about the Human Genome Project.
• March 16, 2000: Should companies be able to use findings on the human genome for profit?
• February 29, 2000: Author Matt Ridley and his book on the human genome
• February 2, 2000: Does gene therapy have harmful side effects?
• December 8, 1999: The growing gene therapy controversy
• December 2, 1999: Progress in deciphering the human genome
• July 10, 1998: Do DNA databanks violate the rights of defendants?

These interviews are part of Counterbalance's Science and Religion project. Counterbalance is a non-profit educational organization working to promote counterbalanced perspectives on complex issues. Their work is featured many places including PBS Online and is funded by donations and the Adrian M. Wyard Charitable Trust.

Human Genetics Webcast
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 1998

Four lectures exploring the genetics of cardiovascular disease and the role of the kidney in hypertension.

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