The Gene: An Intimate History

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.

As scientists learn to read the genetic code, they grapple with the dangers inherent in increasingly sophisticated and easily available methods of intervening in the very essence of what makes us human, our DNA.

Nancy Wexler reveals that she has inherited the disease she has spent her life studying.

How DNA's mysterious instructions buried in a gene become the actual nose on a face.

Take a peek into the body's war room during the heat of battle with cancer.

If you're curious about the origin of boys, look no further than the Y chromosome.