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Ken Burns Presents: The Gene

Part 1: Dawn of the Modern Age of Genetics (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 115 min | Documentary
Science and personal stories come together to reveal the history of the human genome; patients with rare genetic diseases and their doctors race against time to discover cures.
Producers
Chris Durrance (producer) | Jack Youngelson (producer)
Composer
David Cieri
Cinematographers
Stephen McCarthy | Sam Russell
Editors
Jenna Bliss | Peter Livingston Jr.
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Updated Apr 7, 2020
Release date
Apr 7, 2020 (United States)

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27 cast members
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Oswald Avery
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Theodor Boveri primary photo
Theodor Boveri
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Christina Brandt primary photo
Christina Brandt
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Wendy Chung
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David Costabile primary photo
David Costabile
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Lincoln (2012)
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Susanne Doetz
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Rosalind Elsie Franklin primary photo
Rosalind Elsie Franklin
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James F. Gusella
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Adolf Hitler primary photo
Adolf Hitler
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Triumph of the Will (1935)
Sally Jackson primary photo
Sally Jackson
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Wilhelm Johanssen primary photo
Wilhelm Johanssen
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Eric Lander primary photo
Eric Lander
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Gregor Mendel primary photo
Gregor Mendel
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Thomas Hunt Morgan primary photo
Thomas Hunt Morgan
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Siddhartha Mukherjee primary photo
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Alfred Ploetz primary photo
Alfred Ploetz
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Francis Quick primary photo
Francis Quick
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Luke Rosen primary photo
Luke Rosen
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Susanna Rosen primary photo
Susanna Rosen
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Wilhelm Schallmayer primary photo
Wilhelm Schallmayer
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James Watson primary photo
James Watson
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David Watstein primary photo
David Watstein
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Alice Wexler primary photo
Alice Wexler
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American Experience (1988)
Leonore Wexler primary photo
Leonore Wexler
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Nancy Wexler primary photo
Nancy Wexler
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Our Genes/Our Choices (2003)
Edward Wild primary photo
Edward Wild
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Mogul Mowgli (2020)
Maurice Wilkins primary photo
Maurice Wilkins
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