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THE GREAT GENE ROBBERY

Subtitle: TURNING THE TIDE series

26 minutes/Grades 7-Adult

Produced by George Courtice for Tyne Tees Television

British botanist David Bellamy turns his attention and
boundless energy to the worldwide loss of genetic diversity. We
rob the world of its genes at our peril, he says. At current
rates, within a hundred years one third of all the globe's species
will be driven to extinction. With those species we lose the
opportunity to find new food crops, medicines to fight cancer, and
chemicals to fight pests.

In the Andes, David Bellamy finds that the potato's wild
relatives are threatened. No amount of genetic engineering can
protect food crops without genetic diversity.

This program is part of the TURNING THE TIDE series, seven
programs addressing our world's major environmental problems.

Awards: Special Prize, Ekofilm Festival; Best Programme, Royal
Television Society; Ecovision; Main Category Prize, One World
Broadcasting Trust; NAEE Festival of Film & Video

• "Bellamy's enthusiasm for his subject is infectious, and his
  exuberant manner leads viewers along... useful in science classes
  as well as for groups interested in the environment." Voice of
  Youth Advocates
  

• "Recommended." Landers
  

• "Takes a comprehensive look at decreasing genetic diversity...
  Recommended for larger public libraries or college libraries with
  strong environmental science collections." **** Video Rating
  Guide for Libraries
  

Subject Areas: GENETICS, STS, AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, GLOBAL
ISSUES, GENETIC DIVERSITY, FOOD

ISBN: 1-56029-143-5

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