Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Biology

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Assuming the viewer has no background in science, these twelve half-hour lectures cover the fundamental properties of DNA, the techniques that have unraveled its mysteries, the exciting revelations that have come to light, and the stories of the all-too-human scientists involved. Witty and informative, the lectures are delivered by science writer and podcaster Sam Kean, author of the bestseller The Violinist's Thumb

"Course Number 10020."

Director, The Great Courses

Lecturer: Sam Kean, science writer

DVD

disc 1: Genes versus DNA -- Quest for DNA's structure -- Double Helix revealed -- From genetic codes to DNA finger prints -- War over the human genome -- How DNA controls itself and shapes our culture -- disc 2: Microbes manipulate us, viruses are us -- How epigenetics turns genes on and off -- Apes, humans, and Neanderthals -- How DNA reveals history -- CRISPR's rise, promise, and peril -- How DNA redefines medicine and our future