The Gene: An Intimate History - Season 1 - Eps 1: 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.
About The Gene: An Intimate History
Title: The Gene: An Intimate History
First Air Date: 2020-04-07
Last Air Date: 2020-04-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 2
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Florentine Films, WETA, Ark Media
Synopsis
“The Gene: An Intimate History” brings vividly to life the story of today’s revolution in medical science through present-day tales of patients and doctors at the forefront of the search for genetic treatments, interwoven with a compelling history of the discoveries that made this possible and the ethical challenges raised by the ability to edit DNA with precision.
Cast
David Costabile
Narrator (voice)
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Himself
Edward Wild PhD
Himself
Audrey Winkelsas, DPhil
Herself
