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| Documentary resources
on all themes addressed in Challenges of the Living World exhibitions
are on display: >>> The Innermost Brain >>> Man and his Genes >>> Man Transformed |
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| "The Innermost Brain" exhibition |
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| How did consciousness originally emerge? Is intelligence hereditary? What is a coma? Can Alzheimer's disease be treated? Do insects have a brain? You have just been to the Innermost Brain exhibition, or you have questions about the brain - a highly complex as well as mysterious and fascinating subject. |
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| To learn more about the themes of the exhibition, tap into the resources of the Media library! | ||||||
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| A wide choice of related fiction and non-fiction, CD ROMs, and websites relating to the brain. | ||||||
| This material is presented in a leaflet called "The Innermost Brain". |
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| You can get this leaflet at all information desks in the Media library and the exhibition area. | ||||||
| Fascinating films
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on-site terminals, level -1 • On large screen, level -1 from October 15 to November 18. • At the Jean Painlevé cinema, level -2 during Documentary Film month. >>> More about this theme >>> Consult Media library program (in French) |
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level -2 An area dedicated to the exhibition where you will find special documentation: "Exploring and Healing the Brain" and "The Brain and Fiction". • The different sections of the Media library classify collections by subject: • "The Living World and the Environment", level -1 Understand how the brain works and learn about its disorders. "Science and Society in the History of Science Media library", level -1 Discover the history of the philosophy of mind. "Young Visitors", level 0 A special area for children and young people to enjoy themselves as they learn the basics. Cité de la Santé, level -1 A section providing free access to information and advice on all health-related issues. |
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| A catalogue covering the history of thought about the brain, counting over 350 works dating from the 18th and 19th century as well as more recent times. The catalogue also features striking historical illustrations. It is available at all information desks in the Media library and exhibition area. |
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| >>> Go the Media library pages on the Cité des Sciences site >>> Go to the health center pages on the Cité des Sciences site Points Doc resources - a wide selection of documents, CD-ROMs, films and links >>> Consult Man and his Genes resources >>> Consult Man Transformed resources >>> Consult The Innermost Brain resources (end 2002) |
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| The building blocks of life, evolution and genes. What do they do? Genes and people - who decides? What is the role of genes in illness and disease? How should we deal with all the things we still do not know about DNA, RNA and proteins? What are genetic engineering, the human genome project, GMOs, and cloning? A free brochure - "Man and his Genes"- with a selection of documents for adults and children: a source of information and inspiration for thought, wonder and imagination. To learn more about the themes of the exhibition, visit the Media library which offers a rich collection of educational literature, fiction, CD-ROMs and films: |
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| • "The
Living World and the Environment", level -1 to understand genetics and biology • "Pure and Applied Science", level - 2 For insights into current social issues, debates and questions for the future • "Young People" targeting children and teens, level 0 first contact, or fun with the basics. |
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| Films onDNA, genetics, evolutionary biology, the genome and heredity. Films on gene therapy: newhope from genes, heredity and human genetics. | ||||||
| CD-ROMs, level - 2 | ||||||
| CD-ROMs on life and matter, and biotechnology. | ||||||
| At the Young Visitors' site, level 0 | ||||||
| A CD-ROM on teaching and bio-ethics. | ||||||
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selection of full-screen films,
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| Information 1: reality, localization, support / Jeulin 1992, (11 min) Information 2: transcription, translation, expression / Jeulin 1992, (17 min) DNA described step by step, from structure and coding of proteins to transcription of the genetic message and its translation. Laboratory techniques for DNA sequencing. Genetics of large groups by P. Decreme. INSERM, 1990 (6 minutes) The great race to find two absolutely identical people. An enthralling investigation into the immense diversity of human genetics: Are we all different from each other? A clear, amusing presentation in cartoon form Genes- blueprinting our bodies by Kenjui Kikue. NHK, 1999 (50 minutes). (Exploring genetics) How does a cell work? What is the role of the nucleus? How do chromosomes take shape ? How do genes produce proteins ? Why are some groups of people immune to some diseases while others are not? Genetic disorders (C'est pas sorcier), Riff production 1998, (26 minutes). Fred and Jamy explain what happens in the body when a gene goes awry. |
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Exploring - a reading area, level
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| >> Click here to download file on reproductive cloning (in French) (Word rtf, 11 Kb) |
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| >> Click here to download file on therapeutic genetics (in French) (Word rtf, 22 Kb) |
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A wide range of documents, books, magazines and CD-ROMs on artificial man, biotic man and network man are available. Presentations of books-fiction and non-fiction-and press reviews. Essential reading on site and at home: "Man Transformed" with a selection of documents for adults and younger visitors. Discover our collections on other themes: |
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| • "The Living World and the Environment", level - 1, covering medical anthropology, the human body, philosophy and medical ethics. • "Pure and applied science", level - 2, covering robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, networked society and more. • "Young people" for children and teens, level 0 featuring comics, documentaries and fiction. • "Science and society", level -1 and level - 2 A vast collection of resources in history, philosophy and sociology on new developments in science and technology to better understand current issues in science and research - and the challenges they pose to society and politics. |
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