The gene. Part 1, Dawn of the modern age of genetics /

The Gene: An Intimate History interweaves the story of the revolution in modern genetic science, with stories from the frontlines of medicine, featuring patients, and researchers racing to cure the errors in their DNA that afflict them. Part One interweaves the present-day story of the Rosens, a you...

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Other Authors:	Durrance, Chris (Producer), Goodman, Barak (Producer, Screenwriter), Youngelson, Jack (Producer, Director), Costabile, David (Narrator), Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2020.
Series:	Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History ; Part 1
Subjects:	Genetics. Medical ethics. Genetics > History. Medical ethics > History. Génétique. Éthique médicale. Génétique > Histoire. Éthique médicale > Histoire. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	The Gene: An Intimate History interweaves the story of the revolution in modern genetic science, with stories from the frontlines of medicine, featuring patients, and researchers racing to cure the errors in their DNA that afflict them. 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 -- Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Francis Crick and James Watson. This episode also tracks the dark period in human history when a little genetic knowledge was used to justify terrifying human experiments that culminated in the Holocaust.
Item Description:	"An intimate history".
Physical Description:	1 online resource (114 minutes)
Playing Time:	01:53:50