Epigenetics Revolution How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance

Name: Epigenetics Revolution How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance
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ISBN: 9780231161169

ISBN-10: 0231161166

ISBN-13: 9780231161169

Edition: 2012

Authors: Nessa Carey

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Epigenetics has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on earth. It explains why mapping an organism's DNA code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Conducting a survey of the twenty-year history of the field while also showcasing its latest findings, this volume provides a solid introduction for grasping the foundations of epigenetics, the field's recent discoveries and innovations, and its practical and theoretical applications. Epigenetics is now informing work on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/6/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



An Ugly Toad and an Elegant Man



How We Learned to Roll Uphill



Life As We Knew It



Life As We Know It Now



Why Aren't Identical Twins Actually Identical?



The Sins of the Fathers



The Generations Game



The Battle of the Sexes



Generation X



The Message is Not the Medium



Fighting the Enemy Within



All in the Mind



The Downhill Slope



Long Live the Queen



The Green Revolution



The Ways Ahead


Notes


Glossary


Index