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The Gene: An Intimate History | Part 2 | Ken Burns

By WKAR Staff • Apr 14, 2020
  • Francis Collins was the head of the Human Genome Project -- a publicly - funded, international effort to sequence all three billion letters of the human genome.
    Francis Collins was the head of the Human Genome Project -- a publicly - funded, international effort to sequence all three billion letters of the human genome.
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Part 2: Revolution in the Treatment of Disease | WATCH NOW HERE

As scientists learn to read the genetic code, they grapple with the dangers inherent in increasingly sophisticated and easily available methods of intervening in the very essence of what makes us human, our DNA.

“The Gene: An Intimate History” brings vividly to life the story of today’s revolution in medical science through present-day tales of patients and doctors at the forefront of the search for genetic treatments, interwoven with a compelling history of the discoveries that made this possible and the ethical challenges raised by the ability to edit DNA with precision.

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The Gene: An Intimate History | Part 1 | Ken Burns

By WKAR Staff • Apr 6, 2020

Part 1: Dawn of the Modern Age of Genetics | WATCH NOW HERE

Part One interweaves the present-day story of the Rosens, a young family on an odyssey to find a cure for their four-year-old daughter’s rare genetic disease, with stories of the exciting discoveries of the early pioneers in genetics.