Genes: Our medical inheritance
Cultural discussion show. Andrew Marr on medicine and genomes with Siddhartha Mukherjee, Emily Mayhew, Giles Yeo and Aarathi Prasad.
On Start the Week Andrew Marr traces the quest to decipher the human genome. The idea of a 'unit of heredity' first emerged at the end of the 19th century: cancer physician Siddhartha Mukherjee recounts the history of the gene and the latest research into genetic heredity and mutation. Giles Yeo looks at what genes can tell us about body weight, while Aarathi Prasad explores how India practises medicine - from cutting-edge science to traditional healing. The historian Emily Mayhew traces the medical breakthroughs that have emerged from the battlefield, from World War I to the conflict in Afghanistan.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee is a cancer physician and researcher, a stem cell biologist and a cancer geneticist.
The Gene: An Intimate History is published by Bodley Head.
Giles Yeo
Giles Yeo is a geneticist at the University of Cambridge.
The BBC Horizon documentary, Why Are We Getting So Fat?, will be broadcast on Tuesday 7 June at 9.00pm on BBC Two.
Emily Mayhew
Emily Mayhew is a military medical historian at Imperial College London.
The Science Museum is commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with an exhibition, Wounded: Conflict, Casualties and Care, at the end of the month.
Aarathi Prasad
Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer.
In The Bonesetter’s Waiting-Room: Travels through Indian Medicine is published by Profile Books in association with Wellcome Collection.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Marr |
| Interviewed Guest | Siddhartha Mukherjee |
| Interviewed Guest | Emily Mayhew |
| Interviewed Guest | Giles Yeo |
| Interviewed Guest | Aarathi Prasad |
| Producer | Katy Hickman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 6 Jun 2016 09:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 6 Jun 2016 21:30BBC Radio 4
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