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The Costs and Benefits of Treating Gene DefectsIn this video excerpt from NOVA, find out how whole genome sequencing saved the life of Alexis, a fraternal twin who was originally diagnosed with cerebral palsy but, in fact, had an even rarer genetic condition. |
9-12 |
Video |
The Ethical Considerations of Personal GenomicsIn this media-rich lesson, students explore some of the ethical, legal, and social issues related to personal genetic testing and genome sequencing. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
The Ethics of Preimplantation Genetic DiagnosisIn this video excerpt from NOVA, learn about the advantages, disadvantages, and ethical implications of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, a technique used to screen embryos created through in vitro fertilization for diseases. |
9-12 |
Video |
Explore a Stretch of CodeTry your hand at reading a segment of genetic code in this interactive feature from the NOVA "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Fighting BackHelp the immune system fight off an infection in this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Surviving AIDS" Web site. |
6-8 |
Interactive |
Finding Disease GenesThis video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explains the process of finding genes that cause disease. |
9-12 |
Video |
From the Cystic Fibrosis Gene to a DrugIn this video excerpt from NOVA, find out how the discovery of a gene defect has led to the development of a new drug to treat patients with cystic fibrosis. |
9-12 |
Video |
HIV ImmunityAlthough repeatedly exposed to HIV, Steve Crohn's blood cells were never infected. Dr. David Ho investigates in this video segment from NOVA: "Surviving AIDS." |
9-12 |
Video |
How Cancer GrowsFollow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Making Cortisone From Plants This video segment adapted from NOVA is a dramatized story of chemist Percy Julian’s work to synthesize cortisone. Find out how a biological process, not a chemical one, proved the key to producing cortisone in bulk.
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6-12 |
Video |
Nature's PharmacyIn this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about chemicals in nature that are used in medicine. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Nature vs. Nurture RevisitedWhich dictates our existence -- our genetic makeup or the environment we grow up in? Kevin Davies offers an update on this long-standing debate, from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site. |
9-12 |
Document |
On Human CloningThree cloning experts share their opinions in these interviews from the NOVA "18 Ways to Make a Baby." Web site. |
9-12 |
Document |
OPERATION: Heart TransplantPerform a virtual heart transplant in 19 easy steps with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Electric Heart" Web site. |
6-8 |
Interactive |
The Promise and Perils of Genetic TechnologiesIn this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore some of the technologies designed to detect and treat inherited diseases and the ethical debate surrounding them. |
9-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Ringed-Carbon Compounds In this interactive activity adapted from NOVA, learn about alkaloids and steroids, both examples of compounds with carbon rings. Short videos with interviews,
animations, and photographs are featured.
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9-12 |
Interactive |
RNAi Discovered In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how RNAi, a mechanism that has evolved in cells to prevent viral infection, was discovered and how it works.
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9-12 |
Video |
RNAi Therapy In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about RNAi's potential to treat a wide range of genetic and infectious diseases.
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9-12 |
Video |
The Sequencing Race BeginsThis video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at one of the key players in the race to decode the human genome. |
9-12 |
Video |
Should We Screen for Cancer Genes?In this video excerpt from NOVA, learn about the advantages, disadvantages, and ethical implications of screening for genes associated with diseases, including those linked to breast and ovarian cancers. |
9-12 |
Video |
Stem Cell DebateThis essay from the NOVA "Life's Greatest Miracle" Web site explores the debate over the use of embryonic stem cells in scientific research. |
9-12 |
Document |
Stem Cells BreakthroughIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow the scientific process that led to a revolutionary method for creating stem cells without the use of human embryos. |
9-12 |
Video |
Synthesizing an Alkaloid In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, learn how chemist Percy Julian revolutionized chemistry by synthesizing the alkaloid physostigmine
from scratch—the first total synthesis of a chemical compound.
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9-12 |
Video |
Synthesizing a Steroid This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of chemist Percy Julian's quest to make progesterone from a plant steroid, an important medical advancement of the 1940s. |
9-12 |
Video |
Talking BacteriaIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, microbiologist Bonnie Bassler shares her discovery that bacteria coordinate group activity by communicating through chemical signals. |
6-12 |
Video |
Tour the Electromagnetic SpectrumTake NOVA's interactive tour of the electromagnetic spectrum and find out why your eyes are like antennae for a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Who Owns the Genome?This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" examines the social and ethical implications of genome research. |
9-12 |
Video |
