In the years since Darwin and Mendel, scientists have learned to 'read' the gene, but they are still fathoming how much of the information on the human genome determines who we are. Show more

Siddhartha Mukherjee's quest to understand heredity and family begins with a monk, Mendel, and his peas. Show more

Darwin's theory of evolution unlocked a world of understanding, but without a theory of heredity, it was incomplete. A monk in a garden with some pea plants might have the answer. Show more

Siddhartha Mukherjee's intimate history of one of the most powerful ideas in science. How Darwin's cousin coined the word 'eugenics'. Show more

Learning to 'read' our genetic information was a crucial development, much more dramatic is the growing science of 'writing' the gene. Genetic therapy is still in its infancy. Show more