Adam Rutherford discusses his new book, Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics, plotting the history of the eugenics movement, from its early days through to today.
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Paige Harden: The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA matters for social equality
Professor Paige Harden talks about her new book, The Genetic Lottery, and how our genes shape our lives.
Storm-driven: Maud Slye and her dancing mice
Maud Slye was one of the first people to investigate how cancer susceptibility could be inherited, with the help of 150,000 mice.
The darkest side of genetics
Eugenics - the idea of Charles Darwin’s brilliant but racist cousin, Francis Galton - led to some of the darkest acts of the 20th century, carried out in the name of genetic purity.