Genetic Engineering [Medical Ethics Series] – (excerpt) – Video

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Genetic engineering may be one of the greatest breakthroughs in recent history alongside the discovery of the atom and space flight, however, with considerable public concern surrounding this issue, the UK government has produced legislation to control what sort of experiments are done involving genetic engineering. This programme considers some of the possible benefits from detecting and preventing hereditary diseases in people, plants and animals to engineering resilient crops improving the quality and quantity of plants in farming.

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That Spells DNA by Jonathan Coulton – Video

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We start the story when Mom met Dad And they danced all night and he took her home It might have been all the wine they had But they rolled the dice and won your genome Then you grew and you grew and one day you were you And you looked like your father and mother If youre looking for someone convenient to blame You can take your pick its one or the other DNA, youre in my heart DNA, in fact youre in every part of my body Each cell has a nucleus, each nucleus has chromosomes And DNA, baby, that spells DNA Guanine met Cytosine, fell in love And then Thymine got busy with Adenine They sent the messenger-RNA To the ribosome to make more protein And while its killing you dead it will mess with your head And its the light in the dark that will guide you Its the pages and pages of what you are like In the giant book thats hidden inside you DNA, youre in my heart DNA, in fact youre in every part of my body Each cell has a nucleus, each nucleus has chromosomes And DNA, baby, that spells DNA If it says TGGTCGAAC Then you might get the cancer If it says GTCACGACAGG Then you shouldnt eat shrimp or nuts If it says TATACACATATCCTCGT Then youll probably wish that you didnt know The time will come when youre almost gone And you try to guess but youll never know You do your best and you soldier on Every day youre here till its time to go All the good things and bad that you do or dont have You can find out for sure if you got em But theres a spiraling staircase that youre falling down And ...

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