Miracle Cure? A Decade of the Human Genome

Run Time: 60 mins
Air Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010
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BBC TwoSeason 48 - Episode 5

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A decade ago, scientists announced that they had produced the first draft of the human genome, the 3.6 billion letters of our genetic code. It was seen as one of the greatest scientific achievements of our age, a breakthrough that would usher in a new age of medicine. A decade later, Horizon finds out how close we are to developing the life-changing treatments that were hoped for.