geneticists

Chronicles the life of explorer, inventor, meteorologist, psychologist, and anthropologist Francis Galton, focusing on his contributions to diverse fields and his efforts to improve the scientific field.

A Seattle doctor surrounded by newly rich dot-com owners discovers a potential cure for a children's premature aging disease--and aging in adults as well--and, yearning for wealth, fame, and a solution to family frustrations, wrestles with the ethical considerations of exploiting it.

A hotly debated topic in America today. Issues such as decisions about genetic testing to screen for disease susceptibility and the implications for tests results; whether to permit cloning of human organs and the moral dilemma of "playing God"; and the advisability of raising genetically modified crops are discussed in coffee shops and classsrooms across the nation.

Discusses the life and genetics research of Gregor Mendel.

Presents the life and career of the geneticist who in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize for her study of maize cells.

Provides a biography on the Nobel Prize winning biologist Barbara McClintock and includes discussions on the genetics work she performed before the discovery of DNA.

Discusses the life and work of Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk who studied heredity in plants and is considered the father of genetics.

Presents the life and career of the geneticist who spent many years studying the cells of maize and in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Profiles geneticists and highlights discoveries they have made; includes Gregor Mendel and the laws of inheritance, James Watson and the structure of DNA, and Stanley Cohen and genetic engineering.