charlie: welcome to the broadcast. we begin this evening talking about science with recipients in the lasker awards one of the most prestigious awards in medicine and science. we talk about stem cells and new developments there with john gurdon and shinya yamanaka. they have been involved in understanding genetic basis of certain cancers and specific drugs that can be used in treatment. our recipients are dr. brian droorp, nicholas lydon and charles sawyers all involved in gleevek all used in the treatment of leukemia. then we turn to baseball with two legends talking about the essence of the game, hitting and pitching. reggie jackson the great hitter and bob gibson, a great pitcher. a passion for what they do, next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. john gurdon and shinya yamanaka. john pioneered the practice of cloning through his experiments on frogs. he is now a professor at cambridge. dr. yamanaka made
charlie: welcome to the broadcast. we begin this evening talking about science with recipients in the lasker awards one of the most prestigious awards in medicine and science. we talk about stem cells and new developments there with john gurdon and shinya yamanaka. they have been involved in understanding genetic basis of certain cancers and specific drugs that can be used in treatment. our recipients are dr. brian droorp, nicholas lydon and charles sawyers all involved in gleevek all used in the treatment of leukemia. then we turn to baseball with two legends talking about the essence of the game, hitting and pitching. reggie jackson the great hitter and bob gibson, a great pitcher. a passion for what they do, next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. john gurdon and shinya yamanaka. john pioneered the practice of cloning through his experiments on frogs. he is now a professor at cambridge. dr. yamanaka made
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