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The gene. Part 1, Dawn of the modern age of genetics
Title
The gene. Part 1, Dawn of the modern age of genetics / Ken Burns presents ; series producer, Barak Goodman ; producers, Chris Durrance, Jack Youngelson ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Barak Goodman & David Blistein ; directed by Jack Youngelson ; a production of Florentine Films, WETA Washington, D.C. and Ark Media.
Publication
Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (114 minutes)
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Notes
"An intimate history".
In English.
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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.
Variant and related titles
Ken Burns presents The gene, an intimate history
Ken Burns presents The gene
Gene : an intimate history
ASP-AVON. OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 10, 2024
Performers
Presented by Ken Burns ; narrator, David Costabile.
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Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
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