Häftad, Engelska, 2012
Epigenetics
How Environment Shapes Our Genes
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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.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2012-06-04
- Mått: 142 x 211 x 20 mm
- Vikt: 241 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 256
- Förlag: WW Norton & Co
- ISBN: 9780393342284
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Richard C. Francis is a science journalist with a PhD in neurobiology from Stony Brook University. He is the author of the acclaimed books Domesticated, Epigenetics, and Why Men Won’t Ask for Directions.
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"Epigenetics explains all this in clear, no-nonsense prose. . . . One particularly excellent chapter explains epigenetic change through the body of steroid-addled baseball player José Canseco, from his brain to his testicles."
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