The Gene: An Intimate History

Season 1 Episode 2: Revolution in the Treatment of Disease

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

2

Cast:

David Costabile, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Edward Wild

Quality:

HD

Duration:

115 min

First Air:

2020

Rating:

8.0