The Epigenetics Revolution

Just over a decade since Matt Ridley's seminal Genome, Nessa Carey presents a hugely compelling explanation of the very latest from the frontline of modern biology. How is it that, despite each cell in your body carrying exactly the same DNA, you don't have teeth growing out of your eyeballs or toenails on your liver? How can one blueprint lead to so many different results? It turns out that cells read the genetic code in DNA more like a script to be interpreted than a mould that replicates the same result each time. This is epigenetics and it's the fastest-moving field in modern biology. The Epigenetics Revolution traces the thrilling path this discipline has taken over the last twenty years. Biologist Nessa Carey deftly explains such diverse phenomena as how queen bees and ants control their colonies, why tortoiseshell cats are always female, why some plants need a period of cold before they can flower, why we age, develop disease and become addicted to drugs, and much more. She concludes by investigating the amazing possibilities for the improvement of humankind that epigenetics offers for the surprisingly near future

ISBN	184831292X	DEWEY edition	DC22
ISBN13	9781848312920 (What's this?)	Pages	320
Publisher	Icon Books Ltd	Published in	Duxford
Imprint	Icon Books Ltd	Height (mm)	216
Format	Hardback	Width (mm)	153
Publication date	01 Sep 2011	Spine width (mm)	40
DEWEY	572.865	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

An enlightening introduction to what scientists have learned in the past decade about [epigenetics].--Carl Zimmer"The Wall Street Journal" (01/01/0001)

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