Bibliograph

The gene : an intimate history, a production of Florentine Films and Weta Washington, D.C., in association with Ark Media ; director, Chris Durrance, Jack Youngelson ; producer, Barak Goodman ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward, Barak Goodman, David Blistein

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Label

The gene : an intimate history, a production of Florentine Films and Weta Washington, D.C., in association with Ark Media ; director, Chris Durrance, Jack Youngelson ; producer, Barak Goodman ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward, Barak Goodman, David Blistein

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: TV14

Main title

The gene : an intimate history

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

1145889519

Responsibility statement

a production of Florentine Films and Weta Washington, D.C., in association with Ark Media ; director, Chris Durrance, Jack Youngelson ; producer, Barak Goodman ; writer, Geoffrey C. Ward, Barak Goodman, David Blistein

Runtime

240

Summary

Scientific genetics, little more than a century old, holds at once the promise of eradicating disease and the threat of altering the very essence of what it means to be human. It traces the dizzying evolution of this new science as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to perfect tools for rewriting DNA

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Ken Burns presentsGene

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