DVD

The gene doctors / an HHMI Tangled Bank Studios production in association with RCSR Productions LLC ; producer & director, Rob Whittlesey ; consulting writer, Eleanor Grant.

Whittlesey, Rob, (television producer,, television director.). Grant, Eleanor (Filmmaker), (consultant,, screenwriter.). Washington, Sharon, (narrator.). Munroe, Stephanie, (editor.). McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer) (Added Author). Mirowitz, Sheldon, (composer.). Bjorck, Andreas, (composer.). Tangled Bank Studios, LLC, (production company.). RCSR Productions, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster,, publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Record details

ISBN: 1531703658 : DVD
ISBN: 9781531703653 : DVD
ISBN: 9781531703653
ISBN: 1531703658
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

General Note:	Originally broadcast on PBS television in 2017. Wide screen.
Formatted Contents Note:	Opening -- Dreams of a cure -- A girl goes blind -- Battling muscular dystrophy -- Fighting to breathe: cystic fibrosis -- Trying to restore sight -- The FDA weighs a new drug -- CRISPR: editing genes letter by letter -- Becoming a gene doctor.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Stephanie Munroe ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; composers, Sheldon Mirowitz, Andreas Bjorck.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Sharon Washington.
Summary, etc.:	"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.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).