A breakthrough program to reset your genes, reverse aging, and turn. The first book for general readers on the gamechanging field of epigenetics. Epigenetics a different way of looking at genetics. Epigenetics is the study of changes in the expression of genes that do not result from alterations in the sequence of the genetic code. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
This book presents epigenetics research as a new way of looking at genetics. For example, the male fetus may be especially vulnerable to certain common chemicals in our environment, in ways that damage not only his own sperm but also the sperm of his sons. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. How modern biology is rewriting our understanding of genetics, disease, and inheritance. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The biology of genomic imprinting herry herman and robert feil 11. Each persons dna lays a groundwork for the development of.
Genomic imprinting is a developmental mechanism in placental mammals leading to the repression or expression of genes, depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or the father. Nevertheless, careys book is the first to set out the epigenetics stall for the general reader, and anyone seriously interested in who we. Handbook of nutrition, diet, and epigenetics springerlink. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This sketch video about epigenetics was created by armando hasudungan, in collaboration with professor susan clark and dr kate patterson at. In addition the book focuses on immunology and the role of viruses in epigenetics.
Epigenetics edited by caister academic press books in. Epigenetics is a term in biology referring to heritable traits that do not involve changes in the underlying dna sequence of the organism. Modulating epigenetics with diet and nutrition epigenetcs of cardiovascular system epigenetic processes of diet and nutrition epigenetics and disease epigenetics and minerals epigenetics and nutritional toxicology epigenetics and vitamins epigenetics of dna repair epigenetics of caloric and dietary restriction epigenetics of cancer epigenetics of development and ageing epigenetics of metabolic syndrome and obesity epigenetics of musculoskeletal system epigenetics of nutirtion and diet. The imprinted expression of genes is regulated by various epigenetic.
Sengupta, tatsuya ohhata and anton wutz chapter 12. The individual books of the series complement each other and underline the impor tance of epigenetics in healthrelated disciplines such as toxicology, reproduction, psychiatry, and nutritional. Epigenetic changes play a key role in normal development as well as in disease. The field of epigenetics has gained great momentum in recent years and is now a rapidly advancing field of biological and medical research. Topics range from basic epigenetics mechanisms to development of cells and organisms and the biological basis of diseases. Embryonic stem cell epigenetics christine powell and brian hendrich 10. The epigenome is a parallel to the word genome, and refers to the overall epigenetic state of a cell.
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