The Epigenetics Revolution

Nessa Carey is a visiting professor at Imperial College in London, and she currently works in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, specializing in epigenetics for nearly a decade. She has strong connections with leading epigenetics researchers, European medical labs, and some of the most prestigious institutions in the United States, including Harvard Medical School, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Wistar Institute.

Epigenetics has the potential to fundamentally alter our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is insufficient for determining how it develops or behaves, and it demonstrates how nurture works in tandem with nature to engineer biological diversity. The Epigenetics Revolution provides an easily understandable introduction to the foundations of epigenetics by surveying the field's twenty-year history while also highlighting its most recent findings and innovations.

Nessa Carey, a leading epigenetics researcher, connects the field's arguments to a wide range of phenomena, including how ants and queen bees control their colonies, why tortoiseshell cats are always female, why some plants require cold weather to flower, and how our bodies age and develop disease. Beyond biology, epigenetics is now being used to inform research on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and psychological effects of childhood trauma. Carey concludes by discussing the research's future directions and its potential to improve human health and well-being.

Author: Nessa Carey

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