Promise and Perils
Dear Educator
On September 25 and 26, 1992, the University of California San Francisco
and the San Francisco Exploratorium presented a public symposium entitled
"Winding your way through DNA." This program was designed to educate
the public and to encourage a dialogue about the scientific possibilities
and the social puzzles of recombinant DNA technology.
Following the symposium, a team of high school and college teachers,
ethicists, historians, and scientists decided to create a series of videos
that would encourage a dialog about recombinant DNA technology and the ethical,
legal, and societal issues that have emerged in its wake. The third in this
series is Winding your way through DNA: Promise & Perils of Biotechnology:
Genetic Testing, a videotape intended for high school and college biology
classes and public education programs.
This videotape provides a personal approach to ethical and societal issues
that encompasses human genetics and
genetic testing. The goals for this tape include:
- Presenting up-to-date information on human genetics, genetic testing,
and their applications and implications.
- Showing dynamic real-life situations that provide opportunities for
thoughtful, open-ended decision making.
- Giving contemporary examples of how genetic information can be applied
to personal, career, and societal issues.
- Increasing student awareness and understanding of the changes brought
about by DNA science and technology.
The projects and activities in this teacher's guide supplement and complement
the basic concepts and decision-making processes illustrated in the videotape.
We invite you to use these materials to introduce the revolutionary field
of recombinant DNA technology to your students.
Supporters
We wish to thank the following individuals, corporations, and foundations
for the generous funding that has made this educational videotape and curriculum
project possible:
- Anonymous Donor (three consecutive years)
- Genentech Foundation for Biomedical Sciences (two consecutive years)
- Genentech, Inc.
- Brook H. Byers of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Chiron Corporation
- University of California Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education
Program
- Teacher Education in Biology Program, San Francisco State University
- Amgen Inc. (two consecutive years)
- Berlex Biosciences (two consecutive years)
- Benno C. Schmidt
- Geron Corporation
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.
- SyStemix, Inc.
Also Available From Pyramid Media:
Winding your way through DNA:
- Part 1: Stories From the Scientist
- Part 2: On Becoming a Scientist
Ordering Information:
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