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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The gene doctors / an HHMI Tangled Bank Studios production in association with RCSR Productions LLC ; producer & director, Rob Whittlesey ; consulting writer, Eleanor Grant.

Publisher, Date:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]

[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

videodisc

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

"Every year, over a million babies are born worldwide with a hereditary disease; most are serious, and many are fatal. For most of the history of medicine, doctors could only treat symptoms. Now an elite cadre of pioneers, gene doctors, is starting to target root causes. Through intimate stories of families whose lives are being transformed, the film takes viewers to the frontlines of a medical revolution" -- Back of container.

Subjects:

Medical genetics.

Genetic engineering.

Gene therapy -- Case studies.

Genre:

Medical television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Case studies.

Other Author:

Whittlesey, Rob, television producer, television director.