The Gene: An Intimate History S01E02 · Revolution in the Treatment of Disease

Overview

Part Two begins with the story of the signature scientific achievement of our time: the mapping of the human genome. 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.

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1. 1 1. Dawn of the Modern Age of Genetics2020-04-07 · 1h 55mPart 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 e
2. 2 2. Revolution in the Treatment of Disease2020-04-14 · 1h 55mPart Two begins with the story of the signature scientific achievement of our time: the mapping of the human genome. As scientists learn to read the genetic code, they grapple with