Genetic research is at the cutting edge of modern science and is making enormous strides in adding to our understanding about why we are what we are. But how will these discoveries be used, and are our moral and ethical principles equal to the challenge the geneticists are posing? The recent controversy over the "gay gene" might just be an indication of things to come. Mark Lawson chairs a debate between scientists, sceptics and others concerned about our genetic future.
Life Story, about the discovery ofDNA, follows at 10.15pm. Producer David Herman
Editor Janice Hadlow
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