The Gene: An Intimate History weaves together science, history & personal stories for a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring breakthroughs for diagnosis & treatment of genetic diseases & the complex ethical questions they raise.
Geneticists wrestle with moral implications of new technologies that offer both promise and point a young scientist with spinal muscular atrophy reaches a treatment for her condition.
Science and personal stories come together to reveal the history of the human genome; patients with rare genetic diseases and their doctors race against time to discover cures.
The Gene: An Intimate History weaves together science, history & personal stories for a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring breakthroughs for diagnosis & treatment of genetic diseases & the complex ethical questions they raise.
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