In the years between Watson and Crick's first publication of their DNA model and the mapping of the Human Genome, advances in biology, medicine, agriculture and technology have progressed to unimaginable reaches. Yet, we have only shed a flicker of light on the complex nature of these microscopic sequences and how they shape our world and ourselves.

Texas Public Radio will explore the intricacies of DNA; its impact on science; and its ethical, social and legal implications as we broadcast The DNA Files, a special series produced by Berkeley, California-based SoundVision Productions®. The DNA Files is an award-winning NPR-distributed series that explores the intriguing world of genetics and its impact on life in the 21st century. Texas Public Radio’s KSTX 89.1 FM will air the series for five weeks Thursday nights at 7, beginning November 8. The show will also be streamed on tpr.org.

Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies will complement the program with a series of new reports focusing on DNA research and advancements in genetics taking place here in San Antonio. Listen to the reports Thursdays, beginning November 8, on Morning Edition.

The DNA Files series offers listeners an informal education in the genomics revolution and follow-on research and technology, its scientific underpinnings, and related social, philosophical and legal issues.

The show is anchored by Peabody and Emmy® award-winning correspondent John Hockenberry, whose engaging presence and quirky humor have helped define this series. Hockenberry is familiar to TPR listeners who have tuned in to LCMedia's The Infinite Mind or NPR’s All Things Considered.

The third series of this award-winning program brings tales of food in the age of biotechnology; how environment works in concert with genetics; the interplay between the inner mind and the outer world; comparative genomics (what do animals tell us about ourselves?); and the pressure of climate change on the species of our planet.

	Our genomes are constantly at work, directing such vital functions as eating and breathing. Researchers are starting to understand that everything from diet to air pollution to stress has great influence on how our genomes function and what that might mean for our health.
	Neuroscientists and philosophers alike are grappling with the interplay between the inner mind and the outer world, looking at how the brain we are born with changes in response to the cultural, social, personal and physical environments in which we live.
	We humans think we are pretty special creatures within the animal kingdom. But as scientists try to understand what makes us different from other animals, they keep running into what makes us the same.
	Climate change has always acted as an evolutionary force on the planet. Some researchers even believe that adaptation to pre-historic climate change may have lead to the success of human beings as a species. So what's different about the changes happening now?
	Some say manipulating genes in plants and animals is the solution to world hunger; others say genetically modified organisms are neither safe to eat or to grow. How do we understand what’s really on our dinner plate?

As you listen to The DNA Files, please take the time to fill out this survey to let us know what you think of our special programming.

You've listened each week as Ira Flatow reviews the latest in scientific issues and research on Talk of the Nation: Science Friday. On Wednesday, November 14, he brought the focus to San Antonio as part of Texas Public Radio's DNA Files Month.

NPR's Ira Flatow lead a local Science Wednesday, highlighting San Antonio's trailblazing advancements in genetic research. Scholars and researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center discussed how local scientists are unlocking the mysteries of our DNA and revealing clues on how to combat the AIDS epidemic, slow the clock on aging and pinpoint the cause of schizophrenia.

This thoughtful and engaging forum will air Texas Public Radio's Newsmaker Hour, Friday, November 30 at 7 p.m.

Sunil K. Ahuja, M.D.
President's Council/Dielmann Chair for Excellence in Medical Research, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Director, Veterans Administration Center for AIDS and HIV infection, University of Texas Health Science Center

Dr. Matthew Dolan
Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program (IDCRP) San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC)

Consuelo Walss-Bass, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Dr. Paul Hasty
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Molecular Medicine/Institute of Biotechnology

If you attended the event on November 14, please take the time to fill out this survey to let us know how you value Texas Public Radio's community outreach efforts.

This project is made possible with support from The DNA Files, a project of SoundVision Productions.