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And The Band Played On

Modern civilization depends on human-made products affecting the major systems of health, water, energy, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and communications. These products result from the interdependence of science, engineering, technology, and society. Societal influences often determine, through public funding policies and other societal forces, what scientists research and which of the resulting technologies are put into practice. Any thorough discussion of science must include the values of the individuals, institutions, and cultures in which it takes place. In July 1945,Vannevar Bush, director of the office of scientific research and development for the United States government, the precursor of the National Science Foundation, wrote that "Science is a proper concern of government.” The government’s public policy concernis the well-being of its citizens, and its science policy goal is to consider how science and technology can best serve the public.

All scholarly institutions responsible for public education include society as a necessary component of scientific education. The field of microbiology is affected by society just as any other scientific discipline. The movie And the Band Played On attempts to trace the progression of a new disease from the first individuals affected. This movie chronicles how the government, cultural clusters, scientists, health-care institutions, the media, and those most closely involved with the disease responded to the outbreak and our reactions when confronted with the terrifying words “100% mortality”.Note: This movie does include adult themes and some cursing, along the lines of a PG-13 movie. ATTENDACE IN LAB IS REQUIRED- 5pt. per lab session.

PreLab

Not involving the movie And the Band Played On, research and clearly describe 1. One profound way science has affected society and 2. One way society has affected science.

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And the Band Played On Lab Report

1. In the early stages of the epidemic, how did the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) initiallyreact?

2. How did the media initially react to the outbreak?

3. How did elected officials and the U.S. government initially react to the AIDS problem?

4. Who is Dr. Gallo (played by Alan Alda)?

5. Do you find any of Dr. Gallo's actions unethical? If so, which ones?

6. What do you think might have been the primary motivation for Dr. Gallo's conduct?

7. Describe the initialreaction of members of the gay community to the outbreak.

8. How did some religious leadersinitiallyreact to the AIDS problem?

9. How did health care organizations (for example, blood banks & hospitals) initiallyreact to the AIDS problem?

10. Describe the following list of (real) people (this information may be found online). Type your answers on a separate page(s).

  • Randy Shilts
  • Don Francis (Matthew Modine):
  • Bill Kraus (Ian McKellen):
  • Jim Curran:
  • Mary Guinan:
  • William Darrow:
  • Roger Gail Lyon:
  • Dr. Grethe RaskDanish surgeon in Zaire:
  • Dr. Luc Montagnier (Patrick Bauchau)
  • Dr. Francoise Barre (Nathalie Baye):
  • Dr. Selma Dritz (Lily Tomlin)
  • Michael Bennett (Richard Gere):
  • Gaetan Dugas

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