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The Developing Genome - An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics (Hardcover)
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The Developing Genome - An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics (Hardcover)
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Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of
the twentieth century, scientists and laypeople answered this
question by referring to two factors alone: our experiences and our
genes. But recent discoveries about how genes work have revealed a
new way to understand the developmental origins of our
characteristics. These discoveries have emerged from the new
science of behavioral epigenetics-and just as the whole world has
now heard of DNA, "epigenetics" will be a household word in the
near future. Behavioral epigenetics is important because it
explains how our experiences get under our skin and influence the
activity of our genes. Because of breakthroughs in this field, we
now know that the genes we're born with don't determine if we'll
end up easily stressed, likely to fall ill with cancer, or
possessed of a powerful intellect. Instead, what matters is what
our genes do. And because research in behavioral epigenetics has
shown that our experiences influence how our genes function, this
work has changed how scientists think about nature, nurture, and
human development. Diets, environmental toxins, parenting styles,
and other environmental factors all influence genetic activity
through epigenetic mechanisms; this discovery has the potential to
alter how doctors treat diseases, and to change how mental health
professionals treat conditions from schizophrenia to post-traumatic
stress disorder. These advances could also force a reworking of the
theory of evolution that dominated twentieth century biology, and
even change how we think about human nature itself. In spite of how
important this research is, behavioral epigenetics is still
relatively unknown to non-biologists. The Developing Genome is an
introduction to this exciting new discipline; it will allow readers
without a background in biology to learn about this work and its
revolutionary implications.
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