Basic Info

First Air: April 07, 2020

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (3 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Last Episode

Name: Revolution in the Treatment of Disease

Season: 1, Episode: 2

Air Date: 2020-04-14

Runtime: 115 min

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.

Videos

Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History | Promo (YouTube)

The Gene: An Intimate History

2020 1 seasons 2 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 3 votes

Overview

“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.