The New Living Body: Blood DVD

Blood and circulation are explained through the story of a sickle-cell sufferer. By looking at the ways in which sickle cell affects the body, learn how the blood circulatory system operates and also how the latest technology is being used to improve diagnosis and treatment of a major disease. Topics introduced: blood structure and function, the heart and circulation, hemoglobin, DNA and protein synthesis, gas exchange at the cellular level, sickle-cell disease, genetic counseling, magnetic resonance imaging, and applications of science and technology in medicine. 20 minutes.