Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Our Genes

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Genetics
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Author: Richard C. Francis ISBN: 9780393080322
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: June 13, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Richard C. Francis
ISBN: 9780393080322
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: June 13, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

Goodbye, genetic blueprint. . . . The first book for general readers ?on the game-changing field of epigenetics.

The burgeoning new science of epigenetics offers a cornucopia of insights—some comforting, some frightening. For example, the male fetus may be especially vulnerable to certain common chemicals in our environment, in ways that damage not only his own sperm but also the sperm of his sons. And it’s epigenetics that causes identical twins to vary widely in their susceptibility to dementia and cancer. But here’s the good news: unlike mutations, epigenetic effects are reversible. Indeed, epigenetic engineering is the future of medicine.

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Goodbye, genetic blueprint. . . . The first book for general readers ?on the game-changing field of epigenetics.

The burgeoning new science of epigenetics offers a cornucopia of insights—some comforting, some frightening. For example, the male fetus may be especially vulnerable to certain common chemicals in our environment, in ways that damage not only his own sperm but also the sperm of his sons. And it’s epigenetics that causes identical twins to vary widely in their susceptibility to dementia and cancer. But here’s the good news: unlike mutations, epigenetic effects are reversible. Indeed, epigenetic engineering is the future of medicine.

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