The Great Courses: Understanding Genetics - DNA, Genes, and Their Real-World Applications

This twelve disc set includes 24 lectures (30 minutes/lecture) given by Professor David Sadava, Professor of Biology at the Claremont, McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges. Some of the topics covered are: Our Inheritance; Mendel and Genes; Genes and Chromosomes; The Search for the Gene - DNA; DNA Structure and Replication; DNA Expression in Proteins; From DNA to Protein; Genes, Enzymes, and Metabolism; Genomes; Manipulating Genes; Isolating Genes; Biotechnology; Manipulating DNA by PCR and Other Methods; DNA in Forensics; DNA in Evolution; Molecular Medicine - Genetic Screening, The Immune System, Cancer, Gene Therapy, and Cloning and Stem Cells; Genetics and Agriculture; and Biotechnology and Agriculture.