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Dr Adam Rutherford explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of all time - the decoding of the entire human genome.
Now playingSeason 1, Episode 1
Watching1. The Book of Life
How every human carries the entire story of life on earth hidden in his or her DNA.
2. Unlocking the Code
How we are coming to understand the very process by which our DNA makes each of us unique.