Season 1
(2020)
Overview
The Gene: An Intimate History traces the evolution of genetics as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to perfect tools for rewriting DNA.
Cast
David Costabile
as Narrator (voice)
Siddhartha Mukherjee
as Self
Edward Wild
as Self
Audrey Winkelsas
as Self
Episodes
Dawn of the Modern Age of Genetics 0.0
April 7, 2020
Part One interweaves the present-day story of the Rosens, a young family on an odyssey to find a cure for their four-ye…
Revolution in the Treatment of Disease 0.0
April 14, 2020
Part Two begins with the story of the signature scientific achievement of our time: the mapping of the human genome. As…