Beyond the genome : animal experimentation.
- Date:
- d2002
- Audio
About this work
Description
Geneticist Steve Jones considers the role of animals in research in this post-genomic era. David Bentley explains how we can now pinpoint individual genes for research. Peter Singer and Jan Kremer are against animal research, but Josephine Peters says it is necessary to do 'whole organism' research, and explains how genetic engineering works on mice. This method has been used to treat Severe combined immunodeficiency, SCID, and is working on two patients. The next hope for gene therapy is retinitis pigmentosa which affects the rod photo-receptor cells in 1/3000 people. Experiments on mice are successful and clinical trials for red setters will start soon.
Publication/Creation
London : HBBC Radio 4, d2002.
Physical description
1 sound cassette (30 min.)
Notes
Broadcast on 16th January 2002
Creator/production credits
Presented by Steve Jones; produced by Paul Arnold
Steve Jones; David Bentley (Sanger Centre); Peter Singer (Princeton); Josephine Peters (Medical Research Lab. Harwell); Jan Kremer (National Anti-vivisection Society); Adrian Thrasher (Inst. of Child Health, London); S. Battacharya (Inst. of Ophthalmology); Arjit Varki (?), (Univ. of California)
Copyright note
BBC Radio
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Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores246A