Provides a look into the fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and how biotechnology is being used in the field of medicine. Features Drs. Brian Athey and Elliott Hill from the University of Michigan, Bill Worzel and Jeanne Orhnberger of Genetics Squares, and Bob Forgey of ProNAi Therapeutics.

CIRC # 209.

If the 20th century was the era of physics and nuclear fission, the 21st belongs to the life sciences. Moving from gene, to genome, to genetically based diseases, this program provides an overview of the interrelated fields of genomics, proteonomics, and bioinformatics, with an emphasis on practical applications of biotechnology to the field of medicine. Are genetically personalized drugs around the next corner?