Epigenetics Revolution

Viac o knihe Epigenetics Revolution

Her first book, The Epigenetics Revolution,[3] describes how epigenetic modifications allow the same DNA to express different characteristics; she likens DNA to a script for a play rather than a template. The same script can produce different productions of the play.[28]

She used the example of Audrey Hepburn's slight figure to explain the possible impacts of epigenetics.[28] Hepburn's figure was a result of lifelong illnesses brought on by her deprivation during the Dutch famine of 1944–45 during World War II. Carey's book says we aren't simply born with pre-set genes and the way genes function can be altered 'epigenetically' by our environments or diets. These changes can subsequently impact future generations.[28] The book discusses controversies which are a part of this rapidly developing field and explores explanations other than epigenetics for some findings.[29]

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessa_Carey