Forsyth County recently issued the following announcement.
KEN BURNS' "THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY" PREVIEW
Join us at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 to watch a 30-minute preview of Ken Burns’ new series “The Gene: an intimate history” before it airs on PBS. The screening will be accompanied by a viewing of a TED Talk from Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee on the subject of genetics.
KEN BURNS PRESENTS THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY is a two-part, four-hour limited series, developed with Ken Burns, Barak Goodman and Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the book upon which the documentary is based. The series uses science, social history and personal stories to weave together a historical biography of the human genome while also exploring the stunning breakthroughs in understanding the impact genes play on heredity, disease and behavior. From the story of the remarkable achievements of the earliest gene hunters and the bitterly fought race to read the entire human genome, to the unparalleled ethical challenges of gene editing, the documentary is a journey through key genetics discoveries that are some of the greatest achievements in the history of science.
Original source: https://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/article.aspx?NewsID=25120
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