How the discovery of DNA changed the world (& my life) BBC/Science Museum

Nobel prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse on the amazing breakthroughs that followed the discovery of DNA - and how it directly impacted his own family.

"It's a twist of fate that although I have a long career in genetics, I never realised that my own family had a DNA secret..."

I loved working on this animation exploring the history and future of DNA research. It is voiced by pioneering geneticist Paul Nurse.
Made for the wonderful BBC Ideas in partnership with the Science Museum.

CREDITS

Animation - Adam Proctor

Narrator - Paul Nurse

Producer - Ewa Headley

for BBC Ideas in partnership with the Science Museum

Click here to view the film at BBC Ideas

Collage of a smiling man, DNA double helix, a microscope, and illustrations of cells and DNA, with the text 'DNA' in the center.
Illustration of scientists studying a dinosaur model with a computer and research equipment, with a virtual display of dinosaur bones.
Illustration of a large head with a ladder, scientists working on it, the word 'DNA' in the background, and a DNA helix pattern.
Illustration of scientists working on DNA research, with a double helix strand in the center, a female scientist at a control panel, a male scientist in a wheelchair working on a computer, and another scientist standing on scaffolding near the DNA strand.