Violence and Genetics
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about a family in Holland that included multiple individuals who were violent criminals. This behavior prompted scientists to explore possible gen...
In Utero Treatment
Dr. Ed McCabe, Chief of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, talks about progress that's been made in treating disorders in utero, including heart failure and neural tube defects.
Genetic Testing and Privacy
Dr. Ed McCabe, Chief of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, explains that he believes it's imperative that the rights of the individual be protected as regards genetic testing. This can mean anything from not having testing done if someone doesn...
Genetics of Personality, The
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about the link between the gene involved in dopamine metabolism and the personality of those who tend to be thrill seekers.
Emergence of Language, The
Linguist, author and university professor Noam Chomsky talks about the emergence of language, which he calls "a species specific property...an identifying property of human beings." Dr. Chomsky postulates that language emerged as recently as fifty o...
Children and Violence
Dr. Ed McCabe, Chief of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, acknowledges that it's very difficult to predict which children are going to commit violent acts, but adds that, "...when there are signs ahead of time, we need to recognize that maybe ...
Counseling, Genetics, and Risk
Dr. Ed McCabe, Chief of the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, talks about the different ways people react when they learn that their unborn child is at risk for severe malformation or mental retardation. Dr. McCabe adds that he is careful in such ...
DNA Similarities
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, explains that "...all of us humans have pretty much the same DNA. In fact, my DNA and your DNA and somebody else's DNA is 99.9% the same." In fact, Dr. ...