100 greatest discoveries, Michael F. Fountain, producer and director ; Science Channel ; Thinkfilm ; a Discovery Channel production
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100 greatest discoveries, Michael F. Fountain, producer and director ; Science Channel ; Thinkfilm ; a Discovery Channel production
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eng
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videorecording
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100 greatest discoveries
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videorecording
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Michael F. Fountain, producer and director ; Science Channel ; Thinkfilm ; a Discovery Channel production
Runtime
90
Summary
This program presents 13 vital contributions to the field of genetics: Gregor Mendel's rules of heredity; Thomas Hunt Morgan's detection of chromosomal gene location; George Beadle and Edward Tatum's "one gene, one enzyme" concept; Barbara McClintock's discovery of transposons; the acceptance of DNA as the basis of genetic information; James Watson and Francis Crick's double helix; Marshall Nirenberg's genetic code; the discoveries of RNA, restriction enzymes, RNA splicing, and RNA interference; Alec Jeffreys' DNA identification technique; and the Human Genome Project.
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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One hundred greatest discoveries, [videorecording : DVD]Genetics & biology, [videorecording : DVD]Genetics and biology, [videorecording : DVD]
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