Scientists have come a long, long way since Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the wonder drug of the 20th century. This program explains the function of infection-fighting antibiotics; vaccinations and insulin, crucial to the prevention of diseases such as smallpox and the management of diabetes; recombinant drugs, treatments involving genetically engineered DNA; and stem cells, those chameleon-like building blocks of the body. Commentary is provided by Drs. James Baker, Brian Athey, and Elliott Hill, of the University of Michigan; Susanne Kleff, of MBI International; and Bob Forgey, of ProNAi Therapeutics. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production.

Harry A. Sprague Library Collection

Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical biotechnology, Medical technology, Pharmaceutical industry, Drugs--Health aspects, Science and math

Biotechnology in the 21st century

Sims, Tracey D. (Producer), Caludin, Craig (Executive producer), Weber, Amy S. (Executive producer), Gold, Gayle Friedman (Executive producer), Schacter, Bernice Zeldin (Originator), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Radish Creative Group

00:23:35 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Publisher
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Email	[email protected]

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