Episode 1 | Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal
Science journalist Angela Saini and disability rights activist Adam Pearson, investigate eugenics - the controversial idea that the human race can be improved by selective breeding.
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Clip Info
- Clip length: 58'59''
- Broadcast year: 2019
Curriculum Connection
- Biology | Reproduction, genetics and evolution | Variation | Variation
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal
- Episode: 1
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