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Unlocking the Code

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Adam Rutherford shows how decoding the human genome has led us to begin to understand the very process by which our DNA makes each one of us on earth unique.

Dr Adam Rutherford takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride as he explores the consequences of one of the biggest scientific projects of all time - the decoding of the entire human genome in 2000. Adam shows how decoding the genome has led us to begin to understand the very process by which our DNA makes us different; how it makes each one of us on earth unique and influences who we are and the traits we have. He reveals how, as we try and understand the relationship between who we are and our genes, we stand at the beginning of the most exciting scientific journey of all time.

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Tue 18 Oct 2011 00:00

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Presenter Adam Rutherford
Producer Tim Usborne
Director Tim Usborne
Executive Producer Paul Sen

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