The Gene: An Intimate History

Season 1 Episode 1: Dawn of the Modern Age of Genetics

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. This episode also tracks the dark period in human history when a little genetic knowledge was used to justify terrifying human experiments.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

2

Actor:

David Costabile, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Edward Wild

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2020

IMDb:

8.0