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The gene > Part 1, Dawn of the modern age of genetics

Ken Burns presents; series producer, Barak Goodman; producers, Chris Durrance, Jack Youngelson; written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Barak Goodman & David Blistein; directed by Jack Youngelson; a production of Florentine Films, WETA Washington, D.C. and Ark Media
Resource Type:
Streaming Video
Publication:
Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2020
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Summary:
The Gene: An Intimate History interweaves the story of the revolution in modern genetic science, with stories from the frontlines of medicine, featuring patients, and researchers racing to cure the errors in their DNA that afflict them. 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 - Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Francis Crick and James Watson. This episode also tracks the dark period in human history when a little genetic knowledge was used to justify terrifying human experiments that culminated in the Holocaust.
Contributors:
Burns, Ken, 1953- , presenter
Durrance, Chris , producer
Goodman, Barak , producer, screenwriter
Youngelson, Jack , producer, director
Costabile, David , narrator
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
Florentine Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
Ark Media (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
In English.
Related Works:
Based on: Gene [by Mukherjee, S.]
Alternate Titles:
Other title: Ken Burns presents The gene, an intimate history
Other title: Ken Burns presents The gene
Other title: Gene: an intimate history
Subjects:
Genetics
Medical ethics
Genetics — History
Medical ethics — History
Genres:
Documentary television programs
Online media
Internet videos
History
Performers:
Presented by Ken Burns ; narrator, David Costabile.
General Notes:
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Description based on: Title from resource description page (viewed March 13, 2024).
"An intimate history".
"Based on the book, 'The gene : an intimate history' by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee".
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (114 min.))
Digital Characteristics:
video file
Call Numbers:
Online Video
OCLC Numbers:
1433168713
Other Control Numbers:
99711043300971 (source: VaAlASP)
5075362 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5075362/avon