Genetic engineering and protein synthesis

This video uses brilliantly clear animation techniques to explain aspects of genetic engineering and protein synthesis. There are three parts to the video. “Protein synthesis” explains what DNA is, and how it works. “Recombining DNA” shows how it is possible to control or change which proteins an organism will make, by combining DNA from one organism with DNA in another. “Isolating DNA” shows how DNA fragments are isolated, and also how DNA can be built synthetically.

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Credits

production company

Benchmark Films

CSIRO

FWU

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303865

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → DNA

Mathematics, Science & Technology → DNA

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Proteins - Synthesis

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1992

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