The Gene Explained | Good Genes Gone Bad

What causes cancer and ways to calm down those "good genes that have gone bad."

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The Gene Explained | Good Genes Gone Bad The Gene

Premiered April 01, 2020

In this episode, we visit Liver Town to see how a few over-active cells can ruin a perfectly good neighborhood. We look at the causes for this disease, commonly known as cancer, and mention a couple of ways to calm down those good genes that have gone bad.

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About the Program

The Gene

Ken Burns' “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.