Biotechnology: Decoding Nature’s Secret DVD
Grades 4-9. This program delves deep into living cells to reveal one of life’s most intriguing secrets, DNA, the basic set of chemical instructions that controls our unique size, shape, and other biological characteristics. Learn how this discovery led to a new scientific field called biotechnology, and how researchers are using their knowledge of nature’s blueprints
to genetically engineer changes in living organisms to help them live healthier, longer, and more productive lives. Includes suggestions for careers in this field of study. 15 minutes.