The Gene
A historical biography of the human genome.
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Nancy Wexler | Haunted by a Gene
5m 20s
Nancy Wexler reveals that she has inherited the disease she has spent her life studying.
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The Gene Explained | Gene Filled Donuts
2m 14s
How DNA's mysterious instructions buried in a gene become the actual nose on a face.
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The Gene Explained | Gene Whiz! It’s a Boy!
2m 49s
If you're curious about the origin of boys, look no further than the Y chromosome.
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The Gene Explained | Super Gene
2m 58s
See what happens if DNA code gets deleted, put in the wrong place, or switched.
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The Gene Explained | Good Genes Gone Bad
2m 58s
What causes cancer and ways to calm down those "good genes that have gone bad."
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The Gene Explained | What the Gene Is That?
3m 6s
See how scientists are expanding the DNA alphabet & what to look for in the search for E.T
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The Gene Explained | Gene Strike!
2m 24s
Take a peek into the body's war room during the heat of battle with cancer.
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The Gene Explained | The Gene That Transformed
3m 9s
What terrifying things go on inside of chrysalis, and what dark role do genes play?
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The Gene Explained | Gene Damage
3m 25s
What goes on in our DNA to make us grow grey hair, wrinkles and less than healthy DNA?
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The Gene Explained | Is That a Banana in Your Genes?
3m 21s
Humans are indeed genetically related to bananas (as well as slugs), but how exactly?
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The Gene Explained | Invasion of the Gene Snatchers
3m 1s
How do viruses work? Sort of like an alien invasion that replaces our cell’s genetic code.
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The Gene Explained | A Big Wooly Gene
3m
In this episode, we delve into the difficulties of resurrecting extinct animals.
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A Young Family Navigating Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
4m 30s
The story of a young family with two children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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The Most Human Thing We Have in Common
43s
The human genome and this generations responsibility to protect, understand, and intervene
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The Race to Sequence the Human Genome
1m
A peek into the race to sequence the human genome and some of the possible consequences.
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How Many Genes to Build an Organ Like the Brain?
1m 15s
How many genes does it take to build an organ as complex as the human brain?
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