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The Epigenetics Revolution

How Modern Biology is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance

Nessa Carey

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The Epigenetics Revolution (2011) is an overview of the cutting-edge field of epigenetics – looking at the various factors that interact with your genes and modify the way they behave in order to make you, you. From mental health to obesity, it examines the fascinating and often unexpected ways that epigenetics can influence our lives and health.

Who Should Listen

  • Science enthusiasts interested in biology’s new frontiers
  • Dinner-party sages looking to wow friends with fascinating scientific wisdom
  • Amateur psychologists open to an epigenetic interpretation of trauma

About the Authors

Nessa Carey has a PhD in virology from the University of Edinburgh and was formerly a senior lecturer in molecular biology at Imperial College, London. She now runs Carey International Impact Training and is the author of two other books, Junk DNA and Hacking the Code of Life.