Episode 3
Dr Adam Rutherford looks at how the science of genetics has been hijacked by those seeking to create a sense of authentic blood lines as 'proof' of racial purity.
Dr Adam Rutherford offers a scientific toolkit to separate fact from myth in understanding how we are different and how we are the same.
In episode 3, he looks at how the science of genetics has becom hijacked by those seeking to create a sense of authentic blood lines as 'proof' of racial purity.
Adam Rutherford has a PhD in Genetics and a degree in evolutionary biology, is an honorary Research Fellow at University College London and a former audio-video editor at the journal Nature. He is a presenter of ±«Óãtv Radio 4 's Inside Science and also The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry with Dr Hannah Fry. He has also presented several TV documentaries and written regularly for newspapers and journals. He has published several books related to genetics and the origin of life.
Written and read by Dr Adam Rutherford
Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed
A Waters Company production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4
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- Wed 12 Feb 2020 09:45±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
- Thu 13 Feb 2020 00:30±«Óãtv Radio 4