How Many Genes to Build an Organ Like the Brain?

How many genes does it take to build an organ as complex as the human brain? The answer? Fewer than in an onion! Discover just how many human genes there are.

Clip Length 01:15 Premiere: 03/04/20

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The Gene Preview

Clip Length 04:40 Premiere Date 10/18/19

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The Gene Explained | The Gene That Transformed

Length 03:09 Premiere Date 04/23/21

The Gene Explained | Gene Damage

Length 03:25 Premiere Date 04/23/21

The Gene Explained | Is That a Banana in Your Genes?

Length 03:21 Premiere Date 04/23/21

The Gene Explained | Invasion of the Gene Snatchers

Length 03:01 Premiere Date 04/23/21

The Gene Explained | A Big Wooly Gene

Length 03:00 Premiere Date 04/23/21

The Gene Explained | Gene Filled Donuts

Length 02:14 Premiere Date 04/01/20

The Gene Explained | Gene Whiz! It's a Boy!

Length 02:49 Premiere Date 04/01/20

The Gene Explained | Super Gene

Length 02:58 Premiere Date 04/01/20

The Gene Explained | Good Genes Gone Bad

Length 02:58 Premiere Date 04/01/20

The Gene Explained | What the Gene Is That?

Length 03:06 Premiere Date 04/01/20

The Gene Explained | Gene Strike!

Length 02:24 Premiere Date 04/01/20

Nancy Wexler | Haunted by a Gene

Length 05:20 Premiere Date 03/11/20

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