Reproduction: designer babies
This program examines some of the issues raised by the potential uses and misuses of genetic technology. The program demonstrates the techniques of both ultrasound scanning and amniocentesis as well as explains genetic manipulation techniques and th...
The Nine Months That Made You: Pregnancy and Human Development
Who and what we become depends on many factors, from the food we eat to the way our parents discipline us. Increasingly, however, it seems that our most important developmental influences begin before birth, in the mysterious world of the womb. This...
From Conception to Birth
It takes one man, one woman, and a mysterious nine-month assembly process to create a newborn child. This program helps demystify nature’s plan for the beginning of human life, from conception to birth. Following nine couples as they set this exci...