Human Mutants
Welcome to Human Mutants – the three-part series in which scientist Armand Marie Leroi explores the sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful, and always very ordinary world of the human mutant. From conjoined twins to dwarfs, giants and hairiness, Leroi explores the extraordinary variety that the human genome can throw up. His journey takes him from the person, via all manner of scientific experiments, to the minute mutated molecule that is the cause of their condition. Forgetting the weird and wonderful for a moment, Leroi has another more serious point – we all are mutants, every last one of us. If we weren't we'd all be clones of each other, a world full of identical twins, and how weird would that be? Being a mutant is what makes me, me, and you, you. It's what makes us unique, special and different.
Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. The Mystery of GrowthIn this first programme, Leroi looks at how people grow and what happens when development goes wrong.CC50minMay 3, 2005
- 2. The Dangerous WombEvolutionary biologist Armand Leroi explores the making of the human form in the womb, using cutting-edge genetics and embryology, and meets those who are born different from most others.CC50minMay 4, 2005
- 3. The Meaning of BeautyEvolutionary biologist Armand Leroi examines the processes that affect skin colour and what happens when they go wrong. Piebalds, with their patches of black and white skin, and albinos from all races demonstrate the effect of turning on and off genes that control pigmentation. South African housewife Rita Hoefling went to bed white and woke up black. Leroi also meets Mexican circus performer Jesus "Chuy" Aceves, whose face is covered in thick hair, and the most beautiful woman in the world.CC50minMay 5, 2005
Human Mutants
Welcome to Human Mutants – the three-part series in which scientist Armand Marie Leroi explores the sometimes weird, sometimes wonderful, and always very ordinary world of the human mutant. From conjoined twins to dwarfs, giants and hairiness, Leroi explores the extraordinary variety that the human genome can throw up. His journey takes him from the person, via all manner of scientific experiments, to the minute mutated molecule that is the cause of their condition. Forgetting the weird and wonderful for a moment, Leroi has another more serious point – we all are mutants, every last one of us. If we weren't we'd all be clones of each other, a world full of identical twins, and how weird would that be? Being a mutant is what makes me, me, and you, you. It's what makes us unique, special and different.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Philip Smith
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