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Title:

Gene genie [videorecording] / BBC-TV.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

BBC Resources,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

1 videocassette (ca. 22 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Wallace, Henry Agard,--1888-1965.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International.
Exposition universelle internationale de 1900--(Paris, France)
Genetically modified foods.--Popular works.
Corn--Genetics.
Marathon running--History.
Marathon, Battle of, Greece, 490 B.C.

Other Authors:

Jones, Steve, 1944-
Plambeck, Herb.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.

Other Titles:

Leviathan (Television program)

Notes:

"13663"--Cassette label. Originally broadcast April 14, 1999 as a segment of the British television program Leviathan.

Contents:

Gene genie (14:26 min.) -- On this day (4:11) -- Marathon man (3 min.)

Summary:

Gene genie: Steve Jones looks at the history of hybrid corn and its relation to genetic engineering. Spotlights the work of Henry Wallace and Pioneer Seed Company. Agriculture reporter Herb Plumbeck adds comments and perspectives. On this day: recognizes in a humorous manner the centennial occasion of the Great Paris Exhibition. Marathon man: gives a history of the Battle of Marathon and the modern race that bears that name. (Contains only a portion of this program.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56410208

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)