Lectures tagged "Genetics"

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Women's Health and Menopause
Dominique Smith
February 25, 2010
01:00:00
Obstetrician and gynecologist Dominique Smith, M.D. talks about the latest advances and treatments of menopause and presents options so that women can make informed choices.
Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
February 10, 2010
00:53:16
Science journalist Rebecca Skloot discusses her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa.
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates
William Grant
February 4, 2010
00:50:50
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. executive producer William R. Grant and producer Stephen Ives discuss the series with Dr. David Altshuler, a clinical endocrinologist and human geneticist from the Broad Institute.
In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA
James Schwartz
November 20, 2009
00:48:53
Science scholar James Schwartz discusses his new history of genetic science, In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA.
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Choosing Our Genes?
Roberta Berry
April 7, 2008
01:17:33
In this ethics lecture Should We Engineer the Genomes of Our Children?: Navigational Policymaking in the New Genetic Era, Roberta Berry explains why this question poses a difficult challenge for policymaking in modern, pluralistic, democratic societies, and proposes how we might best respon
Evolution of Sex: Rethinking the Y Chromosome
David Page
March 27, 2007
00:52:59
David Page examines the Y chromosome's architectural beauty, evolutionary dynamism, and critical role in male infertility.
Unexpected Interface: Proteins and Evolutionary Change
Susan Lindquist
March 20, 2007
00:59:59
Susan Lindquist describes protein folding, and how this phenomenon allows orgnisms to evolve rapidly in response to new environmental conditions. All proteins start out as long strings of amino acids. Before a protein can function, it must fold into an extremely precise, highly complex structure.
Using Reverse Engineering to Go Forward
James J. Collins
June 8, 2004
00:25:43
James J. Collins discusses his research, which focuses on developing techniques and devices to characterize, improve and mimic biological function. Dr.