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Arnie Gundersen & Helen Caldicott 3 of 4 – Random Compulsory Genetic Engineering – 17/06/11
July 27, 2011 | 
Author Helen’s sites: ifyoulovethisplanet.org www.helencaldicott.com Arnie’s site: fairewinds.com All info below from: ifyoulovethisplanet.org Arnold Gundersen with the latest on the Fukushima meltdowns; a clip of Dr. Caldicott’s speech at the Berlin Chernobyl conference – June 17th, 2011 This week, Dr. Caldicott has an in-depth conversation with Arnold Gundersen, energy advisor with Fairewinds Associates Inc. and a former nuclear engineer. They discuss the present situation in Fukushima, where three nuclear power plants have melted down, and the continuing effects of the disaster on Japan and the rest of the world. For background, read the June 16 article, Fukushima: It’s Much Worse Than You Think: Scientific experts believe Japan’s nuclear disaster to be far worse than governments are revealing to the public, in which Gundersen states that “Fukushima is the biggest industrial catastrophe in the history of mankind.” Also check out The Big Fukushima Lie Flies High, Is a Rise in Infant Deaths in the Pacific Northwest Due to Fukushima? and Are We on the Brink of Burying Nuke Power Forever? Listen to an earlier If You Love This Planet interview with Gundersen here. The last 20 minutes of the show feature part of Dr. Caldicott’s April 9 speech at a recent Chernobyl conference sponsored by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Berlin. She covers the implications of the unprecedented Fukushima accident and the wide-ranging and long-lasting health effects of …
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Introduction to Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering(w CD-ROM) (Bioengineering)(Biotechnology) (Engineering)
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4. Genetic Engineering (cont.)
Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering (BENG 100) Professor Saltzman continues his presentation on DNA technology by discussing control of gene expression using two methods of RNA silencing: anti-sense therapy and RNA interference. Molecular cloning techniques to mass-produce proteins using plasmid, restriction enzymes, ligase, and antibiotic selection in bacteria are discussed. Steps and molecules involved in polymerase chain reaction are also described. Professor Saltzman explains how to detect mutations in genomic DNA, such as in sickle cell anemia patients, by gel electrophoresis and Southern blotting. Finally, he gives an example of inducing and controlling insulin expression in large animals by cloning into their genome the insulin gene with the lac promoter. 00:00 – Chapter 1. Introduction 01:29 – Chapter 2. Mechanisms of Limiting Gene Expression 11:30 – Chapter 3. Plasmids 21:35 – Chapter 4. Restriction Enzymes 33:34 – Chapter 5. Polymerase Chain Reaction 38:28 – Chapter 6. Applications of PCR Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2008.