Past Programs
Genetics - 2003
Addiction - What if It's Genetic? (PART 2 of 2)
20/07/2003
Join Natasha Mitchell at the International Genetics Congress with a panel of special guests Jay Hirsh (University of Virginia), Wayne Hall (University of Queensland), Les Twentyman (Open Family Australia), Loane Skene (University of Melbourne), and Jayashri Kulkarni (Alfred Hospital) to debate the ethics and the science of addiction. Now that we've mapped the complete human genome, what secrets might it hold about why we humans love our drugs so much? Are some of us born to become addicted? And if there was a genetic test available, or a vaccine against addiction - would you consider having it? The discussion continues this week, with the broadcast of the second half of the forum.
Addiction - What if It's Genetic? (Part 1 of 2)
13/07/2003
Join Natasha Mitchell at the International Genetics Congress with a panel of special guests Jay Hirsh (University of Virginia), Wayne Hall (University of Queensland), Les Twentyman (Open Family Australia), Loane Skene (University of Melbourne), and Jayashri Kulkarni (Alfred Hospital) to debate the ethics and the science of addiction. Now that we've mapped the complete human genome, what secrets might it hold about why we humans love our drugs so much? Are some of us born to become addicted? And if there was a genetic test available, or vaccine against addiction - would you consider having it, or giving it to your kids?
