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An ambitious genetic experiment takes the wrong turn when twins -- who look nothing alike -- are born and then separated. Years later the unlikely siblings meet.

Nye discusses the process by which scientists came to understand that inherited information is passed according to rules.

Researchers on the undersea laboratory Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease. However, there is one noteworthy unexpected side effect--the sharks got smarter. Which could mean trouble for the researchers.

Researcher Nicholas Humphrey and psychologist Defne Aruoba examine a family living in rural Turkey with five members who walk on all fours, raising questions about human evolution, society, and genetics.

Two lab mice living in the Acme labs seek to formulate a plan for the duo, led by Brain, to take over the world.

"On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. One day, they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution - genetics. It may well turn our world upside down."--Container.

Medical researchers discuss how working with patients has influenced their efforts to understand and treat cancers and neurological disorders.

The division of the world's peoples into distinct groups - "red," "black," "white" or "yellow" peoples - has became so deeply imbedded in our psyches, so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss as crazy any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative, new three-hour series by California Newsreel claims. Race - The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as biology, suggesting that a belief in race is no more...