BBC Inside Science: The Hidden History in Our DNA (Part 1 - Sex and Disease)

Genomes are more than just an instruction manual for people's bodies. They are maps, diaries, history books and medical records of our and our ancestor's lives. For the next two weeks, Adam Rutherford is joined by UCL geneticist Lucy van Dorp and other scientists who are cracking these genomic codes to tell the human story. This week they explore how sex and disease over the past few thousand years has left indelible marks on our DNA