History 101 — Season 1, Episode 10: Genetics

Episode synopsis

DNA analysis has given us the tools to map disease, solve crimes and more. But in our rush to decode DNA, are we leaping before we look?

About History 101

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Fast Food
• E2The Space Race
• E3The Rise of China
• E4Plastics
• E5Oil and the Middle East
• E6Robots
• E7Feminism
• E8Nuclear Power
• E9AIDS