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Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Our Genes
Contributor(s): Francis, Richard C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 039334228X     ISBN-13: 9780393342284
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $16.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics
- Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry
Dewey: 572.865
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8" L (0.45 lbs) 256 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Francis, Richard C.: - 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 Won't Men Ask for Directions? He lives in northern California.
 
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