The discovery of how genes are organized, how they reproduce, and how they affect the next generation of cells revolutionized the way we understand life. This program unravels the deoxyribonucleic acid molecule DNA, the helical two-stranded chain, and shows some of the results of genetic engineering. The program also raises some of the medical and ethical questions inherent in this new science. (23 minutes)

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