This video clearly and simply presents basic information on one of the most important concepts in modern science: the gene. Computer animations help clarify these concepts. Part 1: How Genes Were Discovered dramatizes the history of genetic discovery from Mendel in his monastery garden in Czechoslovakia to Watson and Crick at the Cavendish Laboratory (and the Eagle Pub) in Cambridge, England. Part 2: What Is a Gene and How Does It Work? outlines the basic picture we have today of what a gene is and how it works.
The following key scientific literacy terms and concepts are addressed: adenine, amino acids, Aristotle, bacteria, biochemist, chromosomes, cloning, Francis Crick, cytosine, differentiation, DNA, double helix, electrophoresis, enzymes, evolution, Rosalind Franklin, gene, genetics, guanine, heredity, meiosis, mitosis, molecule, mutation, natural selection, ovary, protein, restriction enzyme, RNA, testis, thymine, uterus, and James Watson. 38 minutes, with guide. Closed-captioned. Grades 9 and up.
Part of the Genes and Biotechnology Video and DVD Collection.
82-V02-W $129.00
