Location: Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
Shot date: 6 November, 2002
Sound: Natural Sound with English and Japanese quotes
Duration: 3 minute 31seconds

1. Exterior of Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI)

2. Experiments at KDRI labs

3. A DNA extractor that can automatically isolate 96 plasmid DNAs from bacteria, and then nucleotide sequences of those DNA are going to be analyzed to find out unidentified human genes. Mr. Takahiro NAGASE, Ph. D., Acting Head of the Laboratory, Department of Human Gene Research, KDRI, saying: "There are 96 individual chips, and those are going down into 96 holes, then diluted and stirred..."

4. A cDNA freezer that keeps cDNA clones for 2000 human genes, and the information on these genes is available through our protein database, HUGE, (http://www.kazusa.or.jp/huge). Mr. Takahiro NAGASE saying: "You can see something frozen at the bottom of tube, that is a human gene. It in the form of DNA and exists in a water solution."

5. Mr. Michio OISHI, Director of KDRI, saying: "Without knowing DNA, you can't understand the protein. So, now we are very close to understanding what DNA does. Now people naturally turn their attention to protein, because protein is the source of everything. Proteins, they are doing their jobs, and certainly if we know protein, we have a very good chance to develop new medicines and agricultural products. That's why protein is very important.

6. Exterior of Creation Core Kazusa, where ProteinExpress Co., Ltd is located.

7. Experiments at ProteinExpress Kazusa lab Mr. Akira MIYAUCHI, Vice-President, R&D, ProteinExpress Co., Ltd, saying: "We conduct research to discover function of each gene. However, it is impossible for us to work them out as we have a limited number of researchers at the moment. In order to proceed with such research, we need to work in cooperation with various universities and companies. If we find something related to human diseases out of those functions we have discovered, eventually it will be a source of medicine".