Biotechnology and your health: Pharmaceutical Applications [videorecording] / written by Tracey D. Sims ; executive producer for FFH, Craig Caludin ; executive producers for Radish Creative Group, Amy S. Weber and Gayle Freidman Gold.
Scientists have come a long, long way since Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the wonder drug of the 20th century. This program explains the function of infection-fighting antibiotics; vaccinations and insulin, crucial to the prevention of diseases such as smallpox and the management of diabetes; recombinant drugs, treatments involving genetically engineered DNA; and stem cells, those chameleon-like building blocks of the body. --Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781608250752
- ISBN: 160825075X
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Hamilton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Pharmaceutical applications" found on disc label and container. Noted in credits : based on the book "Biotechnology and your health : pharmaceutical applications", by Bernice Zeldin Schacter. (Chelsea House Publishers) |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chapters : Introduction -- Antibiotics -- Vaccination & Insulin -- Recombinant Drugs -- Stem Cells -- Summary -- Credits. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography and editor, Curt Massof ; narrator, Gayle Friedman Gold. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Gayle Friedman Gold. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Subject: | Drug Discovery. Biotechnology. Biotechnology. Drugs > Health aspects. Pharmaceutical biotechnology. Medical technology. Pharmaceutical industry. |
Genre: | Science films. Short films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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