02946cgm a2200613 i 4500 1713252958 TxAuBib 20241114120000.0 d 170920s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781531703653 1531703658 841887035392 GED0601 PBS (OCoLC)1004394983 TxAuBib rda eng eng eng The gene doctors / an HHMI Tangled Bank Studios production in association with RCSR Productions LLC ; producer & director, Rob Whittlesey ; consulting writer, Eleanor Grant. New era of medicine. [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017] [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017] ©2017. 1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. tdi rdacontent v rdamedia vd rdacarrier Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2017. Editor, Stephanie Munroe ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; composers, Sheldon Mirowitz, Andreas Bjorck. Narrator, Sharon Washington. "Every year, over a million babies are born worldwide with a hereditary disease; most are serious, and many are fatal. For most of the history of medicine, doctors could only treat symptoms. Now an elite cadre of pioneers, gene doctors, is starting to target root causes. Through intimate stories of families whose lives are being transformed, the film takes viewers to the frontlines of a medical revolution" -- Back of container. DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. 20241114. English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Medical genetics. Genetic engineering. Gene therapy Case studies. Medical television programs. lcgft Documentary television programs. lcgft Nonfiction television programs. lcgft Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcgft Case studies. lcgft Whittlesey, Rob, television producer. Grant, Eleanor, screenwriter. Washington, Sharon, narrator. Munroe, Stephanie, editor. McCarthy, Stephen. Mirowitz, Sheldon, composer. Bjørck, Andreas, composer. Tangled Bank Studios, LLC, production company. RCSR Productions, production company. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher. PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor. TXKPL