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What Ails Us

By Tracy Frisch, Gabor Mate — 2012

Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.

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Epigenetics Changes Everything: Revisiting the Nature vs. Nurture Debate

C. David Allis, Alan Alda, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, James and Marilyn Simons. On Tuesday, October 6, 2015, The Rockefeller University hosted its fourth annual CELEBRATING SCIENCE benefit lecture and dinner, sponsored by the Parents & Science initiative.

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2017
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She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

Celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation. Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a scientific question, and yet he failed spectacularly to answer it.

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Carl Zimmer
2019
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Genetics Crash Course | A Complete Guide to Genetics

Genetic gone through a breakthrough in the discovery that DNA would be the fundamental structure carrying the genetic information. Among the various work with this molecule, he stood out to Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin in 1953, which demonstrated the structure of the DNA double helix.

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2017
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Genetics 101 | National Geographic

What is a genome, and how are traits passed from generation to generation? Learn how pea plants helped launch the study of genetics and how the field of genetics research has evolved over time.

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2018
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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever—CRISPR

Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly.

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2016
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The Ethical Dilemma of Designer Babies | Paul Knoepfler

Creating genetically modified children is no longer a science fiction fantasy; it’s a likely future scenario.

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2017
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Genetics 101: From Chromosomes and the Double Helix to Cloning and DNA Tests, Everything You Need to Know about Genes

Our genetic makeup determines so much about who we are, and what we pass on to our children—from eye color, to height, to health, and even our longevity.

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Beth Skwarecki
2018
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The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most cutting edge tool available.

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Blaine T. Bettinger
2019
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Genetics For Dummies

Your no-nonsense guide to genetics With rapid advances in genomic technologies, genetic testing has become a key part of both clinical practice and research.

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Tara Rodden Robinson, Lisa Spock
2020
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Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the Science of Self

As diverse as people appear to be, all of our genes and brains are nearly identical. In Me, Myself, and Why, Jennifer Ouellette dives into the minuscule ranges of variation to understand just what sets us apart.

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Jennifer Ouellette
2025
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