Epigenetics

How Environment Shapes Our Genes

Richard C. Francis

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Norton
18 June 2012

Medical genetics; Mathematics & Sciences; Genetics (non-medical)

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.

By: Richard C. Francis
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 207g
ISBN: 9780393342284
ISBN 10: 039334228X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 18 June 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard C. Francis is a writer who has a PhD in biology from Stanford University. He is the author of Why Men Won't Ask for Directions.

Reviews for Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Our Genes

Epigenetics explains all this in clear, no-nonsense prose... One particularly excellent chapter explains epigenetic change through the body of steroid-addled baseball player Jose Canseco, from his brain to his testicles. -- Josh Rothman - Boston Globe Francis's primer introduces a new field. It's a thorough guide to the many ways in which personality and health can play out through our genes but not be coded for in DNA. -- Christine Kenneally - Slate