Stories from the Scientists
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 first in this
series is Winding your way through DNA: Stories from the Scientists,
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:
- Bringing to life the history of DNA science and technology.
- Showing students what it is like to be a scientist and to portray scientists
as real, approachable individuals.
- Increasing student awareness and understanding of the changes brought
about by DNA science and technology.
Future videotapes and teacher's guides in the "Winding Yor Way Thorugh
DNA " series will provide a framework for discussing the ethical, legal
and social implications of genetic testing and gene thereapy, and will show
students what it takes to become a scientist and what impact individuals
from young graduate students to senior research scientists have on our world.
We invite you to use thse materials to introduce the revolutionary fields
of recombinant DNA technolgy 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
- Berlex Biosciences
- Brook H. Byers of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Chiron Corporation
- Genentech Foundation for Biomedical Sciences
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.
- Benno C. Schmidt
- SyStemix, Inc.
- Teacher Education in Biology Program, San Francisco State University
- University of California Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education
Program
Ordering Information
To order additional copies of Stories From the Scientists, write
or call:
Fullfilment Department
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
10 Skyline Drive
Plainview, New York 11803-2500
1-800-843-4388 (Continental US/Canada)
516-349-1930 (All other locations)
516-349-1946 (Fax)
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