NOVA — S39E15 — Cracking Your Genetic Code
2012 · 55 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · DIR. Sarah Holt
Overview
What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA—all three billion chemical letters of it—read, stored, and available for analysis? In "Cracking Your Genetic Code," NOVA reveals that we stand on the verge of a revolution. We meet cancer patients returned to robust health and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions. What are the moral dilemmas raised by the new technology? Will it help or hurt us to know our genetic destiny? What if such information falls into the hands of insurance companies, employers, and prospective mates? One thing is for certain: The new era of personalized, gene-based medicine is relevant to everyone. Soon, all of us may be deciding whether to join the ranks of the DNA generation.
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00:00:14 NARRATOR: This is no ordinary flash drive.
00:02:44 Supporting NOVA and promoting public understanding of science.
00:05:19 the science is rushing ahead
00:07:28 Jacob will be putting Andrew in a select group,
00:09:56 NARRATOR: And that's what Howard Jacob will search for.
00:12:31 But when Jay Adelson wanted to know his chances
00:14:38 got my attention.
00:16:31 the man who co-discovered the double helix of DNA,
00:19:13 The mutation creates an elongated protein in the brain,
00:21:36 I mean, I think there is a real fine line
00:23:46 Well, if you start colonoscopies at 25 or so,
00:25:54 with the anxiety of not knowing what's next, you know.
00:28:13 And now it's like walking itself is difficult.
00:30:37 has been done at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in San Diego,
00:32:57 at Massachusetts General Hospital,
00:35:10 And then they started me on the BRAF medicine,
00:37:40 Eight months after starting his treatment,
00:39:59 Then you can screen that embryo for a host of diseases
00:42:15 alcoholism and addictive susceptibility,
00:44:42 is just seeing red, blue and white lights
00:47:06 NARRATOR: Yet sequencing at birth may have its downside.
00:49:11 A crime that once seemed like science fiction
00:51:18 Until we tell you that we've stopped looking,
00:54:17 And the George D. Smith Fund.
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NOVA, season 39, episode 15: Cracking Your Genetic Code.
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