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In 1976, Harvard University wanted to build a specialized lab for recombinant DNA research. But first, it had to get permission from the city of Cambridge. The resulting city council hearings drew TV stations and captured the attention of the whole country. At the center of the controversy? A wise-talking mayor, a young outspoken molecular biologist, and an important question: in scientific research, how much say should the public have?
CreditsHost: Alexis Pedrick Executive Producer: Mariel Carr Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez Associate Producer: Sarah Kaplan Audio Engineer: Samia Bouzid
Resource List
Cobb, Matthew. As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age. New York: Basic Books, 2021.
Krimsky, Sheldon. Genetic Alchemy: A Social History of the Recombinant DNA Controversy. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1984.
Rogers, Michael. “Biohazard.”
Nova: The Gene Engineers. Dailymotion.
“Cambridge DNA Hearings, 1976.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history collection on the recombinant DNA controversy.
“Cambridge RDNA hearings, volume 1, 1976.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history collection on the recombinant DNA controversy.
“National Academy of Sciences. Forum. Washington, DC, 1977 March 7–9.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history collection on the recombinant DNA controversy.
“The MacNeil/Lehrer Report: Genetic Engineering.” American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
From Controversy to Cure: Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom. MIT Video Productions.
“Pantechnicon; Dna, 1976.” WGBH.
The Andromeda Strain. IMDb.
Jurassic Park. IMDb.
CBS News – 04.06.1977
NBC News – 05.24.1977
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In 1976, Harvard University wanted to build a specialized lab for recombinant DNA research. But first, it had to get permission from the city of Cambridge. The resulting city council hearings drew TV stations and captured the attention of the whole country. At the center of the controversy? A wise-talking mayor, a young outspoken molecular biologist, and an important question: in scientific research, how much say should the public have?
CreditsHost: Alexis Pedrick Executive Producer: Mariel Carr Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez Associate Producer: Sarah Kaplan Audio Engineer: Samia Bouzid
Resource List
Cobb, Matthew. As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age. New York: Basic Books, 2021.
Krimsky, Sheldon. Genetic Alchemy: A Social History of the Recombinant DNA Controversy. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1984.
Rogers, Michael. “Biohazard.”
Nova: The Gene Engineers. Dailymotion.
“Cambridge DNA Hearings, 1976.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history collection on the recombinant DNA controversy.
“Cambridge RDNA hearings, volume 1, 1976.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history collection on the recombinant DNA controversy.
“National Academy of Sciences. Forum. Washington, DC, 1977 March 7–9.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oral History Program, oral history collection on the recombinant DNA controversy.
“The MacNeil/Lehrer Report: Genetic Engineering.” American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
From Controversy to Cure: Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom. MIT Video Productions.
“Pantechnicon; Dna, 1976.” WGBH.
The Andromeda Strain. IMDb.
Jurassic Park. IMDb.
CBS News – 04.06.1977
NBC News – 05.24.1977
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