See the hidden 98% of DNA reshape identity, health, and human survival.

This series explores the fast-moving frontier of genomics through vivid imaging, cutting-edge CGI, leading research, and deeply human stories. You will see how DNA can help reconstruct faces, influence responses to coffee, reveal clues to longevity, and explain extraordinary adaptations. Sign up to watch science become personal, visual, and profoundly relevant.

Episode guide

2 episodes

1Hidden Treasures in our DNA

Previously it was thought that only 2% of our DNA is meaningful and the remaining 98% is non-coding “junk”. But today we are beginning to know how the junk part of our DNA works to decide our personal characteristics and tendencies.

49 min

2The DNA Switch

In the non-coding 98% of our DNA, we have countless switches to promote or suppress the physiological reactions of our bodies. Interestingly, we can change the states of these switches through our own efforts and even can affect the DNA conditions of our offspring before their birth.

49 min

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