Chris Durrance
Director
The Gene: An Intimate History (2020)
Season 1
The Gene: An Intimate History traces the evolution of genetics as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to perfect tools for rewriting DNA.
Released April 7, 2020
Episode 115 min
14+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.cautionary, tmdb.inspirational, tmdb.informative
Watch Providers: Hoopla, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Florentine Films, WETA, Ark Media
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Dawn of the Modern Age of Genetics
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. This episode also tracks the dark period in human history when a little genetic knowledge was used to justify terrifying human experiments.
April 7, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
April 14, 2020, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 115 min.
Season Runtime: 230 min.
Released: April 7, 2020
Last Air Date: April 14, 2020, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 14+
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