Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome

In 2000, scientists announced that they had produced the first draft of the human genome, the 3.6 billion letters of our genetic code. It was seen as one of the greatest scientific achievements of our age, a breakthrough that would usher in a new age of medicine. Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome is a BBC Horizon documentary narrated by Kelly Hunter, which follows three people who hope the mapping of the human genome will transform their lives and reveals how the Human Genome Project is changing our relationship with ourselves forever.

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How Science Changed Our World

How Science Changed Our World is a BBC documentary presented by Professor Robert Winston, about his top ten scientific breakthroughs of the past 50 years. His top ten breakthroughs include: combined oral contraceptive pill, microchip, magnetic resonance imaging, laser, biomechanics, World Wide Web, big bang theory, Human Genome Project, stem cell research, and IVF (in vitro fertilisation). Tracing these momentous and wide-ranging discoveries, Professor Winston meets a real-life bionic woman, one of the first couples to test the male contraceptive pill, and even some of his early IVF patients. He explores the origins of the universe, probes the inner workings of the human mind and sees the most powerful laser in the world.

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