The Gene Explained | Gene Filled Donuts

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

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The Gene Explained | Gene Filled Donuts The Gene

Premiered April 01, 2020

We know that genes are the instructions that make us who we are, but how do genes do that? This episode gives a quick glance into how those mysterious instructions buried in a gene become the actual nose on a face.

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About the Program

The Gene

“The Gene: An Intimate History” brings vividly to life the story of today’s revolution in medical science through present-day tales of patients and doctors at the forefront of the search for genetic treatments, interwoven with a compelling history of the discoveries that made this possible and the ethical challenges raised by the ability to edit DNA with precision.