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1) Splice
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two young scientists become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to create fantastical new creatures. Ignoring legal and ethical boundaries, the scientists, who are romantically involved, introduce human DNA into their experiment and risk the dawn of a terrifying new era.
2) Genesis 2.0
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. One day, they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution - genetics. It may well turn our world upside down."--Container.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
DNA testing companies are trending nationally, with over 30 million Americans hoping to receive clues to family origins and forecasts of their future health -- not knowing the results can be misleading, or not considering that family secrets can tear apart relationships. The biggest risk, however, may be what these companies do with our information once they have it, so this program objectively explores the promise and peril of consumer DNA testing....
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Rosalind Franklin, a scientist whose work was crucial in the discovery of the famous double-helix structure of DNA, but who went without credit for years.
6) District 9
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
7) Gattaca
Language
English
Formats
Description
As one of the last "natural" beings born into a genetically engineered world, Vincent Freeman has none of the "pre-ordered" DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete. Avoiding detection using the athlete's genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a beautiful co-worker. When a flight director...
8) The fly
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seth Brundle is a brilliant but eccentric scientist who attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary examines the complex race to decode the human genome. Examines the work of, and contains interviews with: Francis Collins, director of the National Center for Human Genome Research; J. Craig Venter, head of its rival, the private Celera Genomics; and the Whitehead Institute's Eric Lander, one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertianment
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
3 Blu-rays (341 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 book (60 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
District 9: Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
Chappie: In the near...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 457 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Johnny Mnemonic": A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. "The fifth element": In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay. "Starship troopers": Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs. "Gattaca": A genetically...
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