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Browse - Most popular shows featuring: geneticsx
Unnatural Selection
Unnatural Selection explores new developments in the science of gene-editing that defy evolution and raise moral, social and environmental impact questions about where we, as a society, draw the line.
First Peoples
See how the mixing of ancient human genes helped us survive and thrive around the globe. Developments in genetics, archaeology and anthropology cast new light on 200,000 years of history, detailing how Homo sapiens came to be the dominant human species.
First Civilizations
Using the latest in archaeology, anthropology and genetics, this series tells the story of where the modern world began. Incorporating studies of artifacts, renowned sites of archaeological interest and interviews with leading experts, it moves around the geographic zones of the world, exploring how and why civilization first sparked into life.
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas before Columbus
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas before Columbus is based on the book "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann (Knopf, 2005). It brings to life the complexity, diversity and interconnectedness of Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. Presented from an Indigenous-perspective the series is a journey along a timeline that dates from 20,000 years ago to 1491. The origins and history of ancient Indigenous societies in North, Central and South America are interpreted by leading Indigenous scholars and cultural leaders in the fields of archaeology, art history, ethnology, genetics, geology, and linguistics.
Child of Our Time
Child of Our Time is a massive, 20-year project by the BBC, that follows 25 children born at the dawn of the Millenium from diverse racial, genetic, social and econonic backgrounds.
Genetic Code
The main character of the series is Tomasz Skowronski, an outstanding geneticist from the Institute of Forensic Research obsessively seeking the truth. After the death of his wife, he became involved with the mysterious Iza Berger. However, she is not a woman, and the work absorbs him completely, the relationship with her adolescent son Piotr is full of tension. The boy did not accept the death of his mother and does not accept his absent, basic father. The conflict escalates when Piotr engages in a forbidden affair with his father's partner. The love triangle will inevitably bring the characters to the tragedy. A passion that should never happen is destroying their existing world.
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History weaves together science, history & personal stories for a historical biography of the human genome, while also exploring breakthroughs for diagnosis & treatment of genetic diseases & the complex ethical questions they raise.
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