TY - ADVS AU - Kean,Sam ED - Teaching Company. TI - Unlocking the hidden history of DNA T2 - The great courses. Science. Biology SN - 9781629979540 PY - 2020/// CY - Chantilly, Va. PB - Teaching Company KW - DNA KW - History KW - Educational films KW - lcgft KW - Lectures KW - Nonfiction films N1 - Title from container; "Course No. 10020."; disc 1; Genes versus DNA --; The quest for DNA's structure --; The double Helix revealed --; From genetic codes to DNA finger prints --; The war over the human genome --; How DNA controls itself and shapes our culture --; disc 2; Microbes manipulate us, viruses are us --; How epigenetics turns genes on and off --; Apes, humans, and Neanderthals --; How DNA reveals history --; CRISPR's rise, promise, and peril --; How DNA redefines medicine and our future; Lecturer: Sam Kean, science writer N2 - Assuming the viewer has no background in science, these twelve half-hour lectures cover the fundamental properties of DNA, the techniques that have unraveled its mysteries, the exciting revelations that have come to light, and the stories of the all-too-human scientists involved. Witty and informative, the lectures are delivered by science writer and podcaster Sam Kean, author of the bestseller The Violinist's Thumb ER -