INNOVATION-Homepage

Animation: The Man-Made Man

Animation: How Does the LVAD Work?

Story and Sidebars: In the Nick of Time

Story and Sidebars: New Hope for Blocked Arteries

Story and Sidebars: Helping a Cop Get Back on His Feet

Story and Sidebars: Blazing a Trail in Biotechnology

Program 3: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
Premiered December 30 on PBS.
Web articles by Paula Hartman Cohen

Animation: Deep Brain Stimulator

Story and Sidebars: Parkinson’s: Locked in a Failing Body

Story and Sidebars: Stroke: What Is Happening to Me?

Story and Sidebars: Hip Fractures: Problems and Solutions


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From awe-inspiring new techniques that can eliminate disease at the very outset of life, to practical means for ensuring a healthy old age, this three-part INNOVATION series features the latest in ground-breaking biomedical treatments and research. The series premiered December 16, 1997 on PBS. In this Web companion piece to the series, original articles by noted journalists Scott Veggeberg and Paula Hartman Cohen expand on the stories, explain the medicine, and feature original animations that highlight these breakthroughs. INNOVATION Online also features a Technology Update of related news articles, a glossary of terms, a Debate bulletin board on the issues, a free downloadable Viewer's Guide, the broadcast schedule in the top 30 markets, and links to other, related Web sites.


	Stories of Innovation


	Program 1: CRACKING THE CODE Premiered December 16 on PBS. Web articles by Scott Veggeberg

Animation: Cytoplasmic Egg Donation

Animation: Gene Therapy Primer

Story and Sidebars: Sifting the Genes of Life and Death

Story and Sidebars: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System

Story and Sidebars: The Making of a New Egg

Story and Sidebars: Cattle Call: The Future of Genetic Technology


	Program 2: THE MAN-MADE MAN Premiered December 23 on PBS. Web articles by Paula Hartman Cohen

About the Programs/TV Schedule
A short precis with each show's contents, and local TV schedule information for the top 30 markets.

Resources
Contact information and Web site links for many institutions featured in the series, as well as other sites featuring information about diseases, experimental drugs, technologies and treatments.

Technology Update
News articles related to such subjects as gene therapy, tissue engineering, cloning, fertility, and a host of other topics at the cutting edge of biomedical research featured in this INNOVATION series. This section will be updated periodically throughout the initial run of the series.

Join the Debate
This discussion forum provides an opportunity for concerned individuals to discuss the ethical, health and related issues raised by the latest forays into the biomedical frontier. Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Lisa Geller, Harvard Medical School neurobiologist and bioethicist; and Gerry Elman, a patent attorney practicing in Media, Pennsylvania, and editor-in-chief of BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW REPORT, respond to selected comments.

Viewer's Guide
Our free downloadable Viewer's Guide in PDF format.

Glossary

Credits

Tell Us What You Think
What do you think of INNOVATION? We welcome your feedback about the three-part series on biomedical technology and about this Web companion. Please direct questions and comments to tvprogramming@wnetstation.wnet.org.

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Videotapes
For information on purchasing videotapes of INNOVATION, visit http://www.films.com or call 1-800-257-5126.


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