The films in this list demonstrate the transactional relationship between science and society and illustrate how advances in the social sciences and natural sciences can come together to improve or harm the human condition. The films trace the pinoneering work of molecular biology and illustrate how sociology, psychology, politics, culture, ethics, and economics play important roles in the development of DNA technologies, social policy based on genes and environment interactions (epigenetics), stem cell research and therapy, and tools to combat infectious disease.