The Best DNA & Genetics Documentaries

Science & Tech - 43 free documentaries about dna & genetics.

Start with When Cousins Marry (47 min, Real Stories), then Extracting DNA from strawberries and eating it (12 min, NileRed). All 43 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on dna & genetics is The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

• When Cousins Marry (47 min, Real Stories)
• Extracting DNA from strawberries and eating it (12 min, NileRed)
• Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food (9 min, Kurzgesagt)
• Why Is All DNA Right Handed? (20 min, PBS Space Time)
• The Ethical Dilemma Of Genome Editing | The CRISPR Revolution (52 min, Spark)
• How to Change Your Genetic Destiny - Joe Dispenza (29 min, After Skool)
• Can DNA Analysis Solve The Murder Of A Mother And Child? (51 min, Real Stories)
• I played tic-tac-toe against DNA (19 min, Steve Mould)
• Does My Chinese Family Have Caucasian Ancestors? | On The Red Dot: Family Mysteries (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR (16 min, Kurzgesagt)
• (Almost) Everything You Learned About Genetics Is Wrong (14 min, Be Smart)
• MUTANT MENU | The Ethics of Gene Editing (36 min, BrainCraft)
• Hack your DNA with CRISPR - VPRO documentary - 2018 (47 min, VPRO Documentary)
• The Realities of Gene Editing with CRISPR I NOVA I PBS (19 min, NOVA PBS Official)
• Archeologists Investigate The 4,000-Year-Old Genetic Mystery That Rewrote Prehistory (52 min, Odyssey)
• The Rise Of Genetic Engineering | Gene-Editing Technology (43 min, Moconomy)
• Your DNA's Codes Are (Probably) From Outer Space (18 min, PBS Space Time)
• Golden State Killer: How DNA Solved a 40-Year Mystery (54 min, Real Stories)
• Why Are We Genetically Modifying Humans? | Epigenetics (44 min, Spark)
• The Invincible ‘Super Rats’ Genetically Resistant to Poison (21 min, VICE)
• Why We're Still Not Cloning Humans (47 min, Spark)
• Designer Babies - The Problem With China's CRISPR Experiment (12 min, Real Engineering)
• Why the sex pilus is so dangerous - horizontal gene transfer (13 min, Steve Mould)
• The Gene Patent Question (11 min, Wendover Productions)
• Live Discussion: Spotlight On CRISPR, with Jennifer Doudna and Adam Bolt (41 min, NOVA PBS Official)
• The Ambitious Mission Of Cracking The Human Genome (50 min, Spark)
• Shining a laser through a light bulb can reveal the structure of DNA (11 min, Steve Mould)
• Gene editing: should you be worried? (25 min, The Economist)
• Caring For Our Children With Rare Genetic Disorders | On The Red Dot | Undiagnosed - Part 3 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• How Gene Editing Is Curing Disease (14 min, Real Science)
• DNA Test Kits: Are They Worth My Money? | Talking Point (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Forever War: Is Violence and Hate In Our Genes? (78 min, ENDEVR)
• The Last 10%: The Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis | NOVA | PBS (18 min, NOVA PBS Official)
• The Betty Hill Abduction Case: Scientists Examine Her Dress For Alien DNA (47 min, Real Stories)
• Is Cloning Good? The Science & Ethics Of De-Extinction Technology | The Resurrection Quest - Ep 4/4 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Can Our DNA Make Us Commit Crimes? | Predict my Future: The Science of Us Episode 2 (43 min, Spark)
• Can We Reverse Death? Scientists Try Cloning Extinct Wildlife | The Resurrection Quest - Ep 1/4 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Archeologists Investigate 3,000-Year-Old Mummy DNA (208 min, Odyssey)
• How DNA dreams become reality at BGI in China - Docu (53 min, VPRO Documentary)
• The World Of Camel Cloning In UAE: How We Resurrect Lost Animals | The Resurrection Quest - Ep 3/4 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Comment Responses: MUTANT MENU (8 min, BrainCraft)
• Gene genies: CRISPR’s critical moment (24 min, The Economist)
• Jonathan Latham PhD: The Dangers of Gene Editing and Gene Drives (60 min, Our Planet)

Top-Rated Books About DNA & Genetics

1. The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
4. She Has Her Mother's Laugh by Carl Zimmer - View on Amazon
5. The double helix by James D. Watson (3.5/5) - View on Amazon
6. iGenetics by Peter J. Russell - View on Amazon
7. Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
8. The Genetic Code by Isaac Asimov - View on Amazon
9. Molecular biotechnology by Bernard R. Glick - View on Amazon
10. The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby - View on Amazon