Ghost in your genes
Ghost in your genes [videorecording] /
a Nova production by Holt Productions LLC and the BBC ; produced and directed by Sarah Holt and Nigel Paterson.
- [South Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, [c2008]
- 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
An episode of the PBS series Nova. Copyright dates on ending credits: 2006, 2007; copyright date on container: 2008. Originally broadcast by the BBC in 2006; originally broadcast by WGBH in 2007.
Introduction (4 min.) -- "Genetic" software (13 min.) -- Epigenetic therapy (15 min.) -- What inheritance is (16 min.) -- Responsibility (8 min.).
Camera, Gregory Andracke... [et al.] ; edited by Sarah Holt ; music, Michael Bacon. Camera, Gregory Andracke... [et al.] ; edited by Sarah Holt ; music, Michael Bacon.
Narrator: Neil Ross.
While the discovery of DNA appeared to supplant much, or possibly all, of the nature vs. nurture question, this documentary highlights how life choices , stress, nutrition, may in fact impact or even change DNA processes. The filmmakers explore newer evidence that suggests DNA replication may not be as automatic as had been thought, and is shaped and affected by a second "epigenetic" chemical code that reacts with environmental changes, activating or deactivating various genes, all with potentially dramatic and even permanent results. As such, the nature vs. nurture question gains new prominence and new import, with the implication that people's choices with their own lives and the lives of their children have far-reaching consequences.
DVD-ROM drive required for special features.
Enhanced DVD, NTSC, region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital, letterboxed.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; audio described for the visually impaired.
In English.
159375793X 9781593757939
783421422490
WG42249 WGBH Boston Video
101464488 DNLM
Epigenesis.
Gene silencing.
Genetic regulation.
DNA Methylation.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
An episode of the PBS series Nova. Copyright dates on ending credits: 2006, 2007; copyright date on container: 2008. Originally broadcast by the BBC in 2006; originally broadcast by WGBH in 2007.
Introduction (4 min.) -- "Genetic" software (13 min.) -- Epigenetic therapy (15 min.) -- What inheritance is (16 min.) -- Responsibility (8 min.).
Camera, Gregory Andracke... [et al.] ; edited by Sarah Holt ; music, Michael Bacon. Camera, Gregory Andracke... [et al.] ; edited by Sarah Holt ; music, Michael Bacon.
Narrator: Neil Ross.
While the discovery of DNA appeared to supplant much, or possibly all, of the nature vs. nurture question, this documentary highlights how life choices , stress, nutrition, may in fact impact or even change DNA processes. The filmmakers explore newer evidence that suggests DNA replication may not be as automatic as had been thought, and is shaped and affected by a second "epigenetic" chemical code that reacts with environmental changes, activating or deactivating various genes, all with potentially dramatic and even permanent results. As such, the nature vs. nurture question gains new prominence and new import, with the implication that people's choices with their own lives and the lives of their children have far-reaching consequences.
DVD-ROM drive required for special features.
Enhanced DVD, NTSC, region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital, letterboxed.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; audio described for the visually impaired.
In English.
159375793X 9781593757939
783421422490
WG42249 WGBH Boston Video
101464488 DNLM
Epigenesis.
Gene silencing.
Genetic regulation.
DNA Methylation.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.