Crash Course History of Science: Season 1, Episode 42

The Century of the Gene

With the question “What is life?” addressed at the molecular level, humanity could finally cure all disease and live forever… Except, not really. It turns out we're complicated.

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Release Date: 2018-03-26
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 2.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 12

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The Scientific Revolution
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The New Astronomy
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The Scientific Methods
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The New Anatomy
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The Columbian Exchange
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Newton and Leibniz
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The New Chemistry
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Biology Before Darwin
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Earth Science
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The Industrial Revolution
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Eugenics and Francis Galton
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Micro-Biology
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Thermodynamics
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Electricity
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Ford, Cars, and a New Revolution
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Cinema, Radio, and Television
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The Mind/Brain
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Marie Curie and Spooky Rays
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Einstein's Revolution
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The Atomic Bomb
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Biomedicine
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The Computer and Turing
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Ecology
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Controlling the Environment
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