Dr Chris' van Tulleken giving a talk entitled "Can you beat your genes?", on the Main Stage, at New Scientist Live 2019
Is our life’s path set at birth or can we overcome our genetic destiny? Chris and Xand have spent their lives as a long experiment to find out. This is a talk about how best to play the genetic hand that your parents deal you, what you can change and how to do it. Chris and Xand have worked on a variety of projects together, including the award-winning children's health show Operation Ouch. Additionally, the two have collaborated on: Horizon: Fat vs Sugar, Horizon: Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad for You?, The Secret Life of Twins, and Operation Ouch: Blow Your Mind. Alexander 'Dr Xand' van Tulleken and Christoffer 'Dr Chris' van Tulleken (born 18 August 1978) are British doctors, TV presenters and identical twin brothers. They are best known for presenting the series Operation Ouch!. Chris has become well known for his two-part television special for BBC One entitled The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs. Xand has also presented shows without his brother. Both Chris and Xand van Tulleken presented Channel 4's Medicine Men go Wild, and BBC Two's Trust Me, I'm A Doctor alongside Michael Mosley. Chris was the expedition doctor for BBC Two's Operation Iceberg, and has appeared in Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice (BBC 2), Holiday Hit Squad (BBC One), Museum of Life (BBC Two),The Secret Life of Twins (BBC One),as well as Celebrity Mastermind and The Wright Stuff.[16] Chris was also doctor to a team led by Bruce Parry which recreated the 1911 race to the South Pole in the BBC documentary Blizzard: Race to the Pole. The brothers have also presented What's The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special. Chris van Tulleken was named as an emerging British talent in 'The Brit List 2013' by ShortList magazine. In 2015, the pair presented another Horizon episode, titled Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?, in which Chris and his identical twin brother Xand tested the effects of drinking moderate amounts of alcohol daily
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