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1. Instructions for a Human Being
a storybook
4 billion years of history
DNA—the secret of life
running time 09:06
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2. Getting the Letters Out
the Human Genome Project
1000 letters a second
a parts list
running time 05:52
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3. One Wrong Letter
Tay Sachs
an incurable disease
carriers for rare condition
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4. The Sequencing Race Begins
Craig Venter
machines that go fast
Celera Genomics
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5. Ramping up
government teams respond
the bleeding edge
a public investment
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6. Genetic Variation
whose code is it?
remarkably similar
sharing genes with a banana
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7. Who Owns the Genome?
making history
patenting genomic code
drug companies
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8. The Business of Science
profiting from the genome
Celera's buisiness plan
change in the scientific community
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9. Finding Cures is Hard
cystic fibrosis
from genes to proteins
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10. Complexity in Proteins
an atypical CF patient
the proteome
twice as many genes as a fruit fly
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11. The Finish Line
all 3 billion letters
pressure of competition
a new beginning in science
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12. Finding Disease Genes
bald guys
Iceland—all in the family
DeCODE's giant DNA database
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13. DNA Databases
future diary
GATTACA
gene chips
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14. A Family Disease
ovarian and breast cancer
BRCA mutations
50/50 chance
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15. Genetic Modification
enhancing your kids?
genetically modified foods
a complex machine
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16. Contemplating the Message
sharing the credit
a lumpy genome
connectedness of life
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