Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Wednesday, Jul 18, 1990


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

Live discussion re: issues related to developments in genetic engineering with Barbara Walters (ABC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology genetics researcher Eric Lander, and bioethicist Arthur Caplan; taped segment with Steve Shepard (ABC), NIH Human Genome Project Director James Watson, Rep. David Obey, Jeremy Rifkin of the Foundation on Economic Trends, science historian Daniel Kevles, and science writer Robert Wright.

Begin Time:11:30:00 pm
End Time:11:59:00 pm
TVN Record Number:646764
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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