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Overview"""The potential is staggering. . . . The age of epigenetics has arrived.""—Time, January 2010 Epigenetic means ""on the gene,"" and the term refers to the recent discovery that stress in the environment can impact an individual's physiology so deeply that those biological scars are actually inherited by the next several generations. For instance, a recent study has shown that men who started smoking before puberty caused their sons to have significantly higher rates of obesity. And obesity is just the tip of the iceberg—many researchers believe that epigenetics holds the key to understanding cancer, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, autism, and diabetes. Epigenetics is the first book for general readers on this fascinating and important topic. The book is driven by stories such as the Dutch famine of World War II, José Canseco and steroids, the breeding of mules and hinnies, Tazmanian devils and contagious cancer, and more." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard C. FrancisPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.511kg ISBN: 9780393070057ISBN 10: 0393070050 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 22 July 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Inactive Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviews"""The potential is staggering... The age of epigenetics has arrived."" Time, January 2010" The potential is staggering... The age of epigenetics has arrived. Time, January 2010 Author InformationRichard 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 Men Won’t Ask for Directions. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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