It is time to worry again—our lifestyle choices do impact our genetic code and that of our children (and even grandchildren).
       Epigenetic means "on the gene" and the term refers to the recent discovery that stress 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.
       Driven by stories such as the Dutch Hongerwinter of the Second World War, José Canseco and steroids, the breeding of mules and hinnies, Tazmanian devils and contagious cancer, and more, Epigenetics is the first book for general readers on this fascinating and important topic.

"The potential is staggering... The age of epigenetics has arrived."
Time, January 2010

"Readers new to epigenetics will find the book a pretty clear introduction..."
New Scientist

"...an accessible, 'popular science' investigation of one of the most productive current areas of biological research."
School Science Review

July 2011 • £19.99 • ISBN 978 0 393 07005 7 • 224pp • 156 x 235mm • 18 illustrations
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June 2012 • Paper • £11.99 • ISBN 978 0 393 34228 4 • 256pp • 140 x 210mm • 18 illustrations
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