Lost in the Tangles.mpg
Channel: CM Doran
Date: 2011-10-11

A woman is concerned about her risk of Alzheimer's Disease because the disease was recently confirmed in her mother. The film explores the experience as well as the biological mechanisms and genes involved. The woman asks many questions, including "Would you want to know if you had an increased risk?"  "Do I want to know?"

COMMENTS: This film is well suited to spark scientific and ethical discussions in the high school classroom. In the spirit of the competition's focus on material suitable for grades 8-12, we enlisted a high school student to provide technical assistance and gain experience in video-editing a scientific film.  The collaboration and mentorship has proved to be very rewarding.