

Risky Treatment
Gene therapy trials come under fire for underreporting harmful side effects. (2/2/00)

Susan Dentzer explores the growing controversy over gene therapy. (12/8/99)
A timeline of important moments in the history of gene therapy.

A Closer Look
David Lunneborg describes his experience with gene therapy as a patient at the Mayo Clinic.

Paul Gelsinger talks about his son's death while undergoing gene therapy for a rare metabolic disorder.
Preeminent researcher Dr. W. French Anderson talks about the early stages and risks of gene therapy
Abby Meyers, a patient advocate for people with rare diseases, talks
about gene therapy trials.

A conversation with Matt Ridley, author of Genome: The Autobiography Of A Species In 23 Chapters. (3/10/00)
FORUM: Matt Ridley answers your questions. (3/21/00)

News for Students
NewsHour Extra: What is the genome and what do we do with it?

Outside Links
The Human Genome Sequence, by NCBI
DNA from the Beginning, by the DNA Learning Center

Celera Genomics
National Human Genome Research Institute

Sequencing the Genome
Dr. Francis Collins and J. Craig Venter announce the publication of the human genetic code.

The controversy over patenting genes.
Pondering the ethical implications of mapping the human genome. (7/03/00)

Breaking the Code
Researchers announce they have completed the initial sequencing of the human genome.
REALAUDIO: President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair
REALAUDIO: Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project
REALAUDIO: J.Craig Venter of Celera Genomics

Breaking the Code
The race to decode the human genome gets close to the end.
REALVIDEO: What does it mean to have sequenced the genome?

Extended Interviews
J. Craig Venter
Francis Collins
Stelios Papadapoulos

Sequencing the Genome
A company decoded the DNA of a single person, completing the sequencing of one human genome. (4/6/00)

Should companies use their findings on the human genome for profit? (3/16/00)