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Health - Medical Research, Science & Biotechnology. 14 websites to make you a more intelligent person. How epigenetics is changing our fight with disease › Science Features (ABC Science) In Depth › Science Features Sequencing the human genome was supposed to answer our questions about the genetic origins of disease but the burgeoning science of epigenetics is telling us it's a whole lot more complicated. By Jane McCredie Decoding the human genome was supposed to answer all our questions about the genetic origins of disease. But six years after the complete genome was sequenced, more evidence than ever suggests it's not just our genes that affect our susceptibility to disease but also our environment. In our battle against disease could we be fighting the wrong adversary?

Epigenetics is the science that describes all modifications to genes other than changes to the DNA sequence itself. Although epigenetics is a normal part of human development, things can go badly wrong when the marks switch off genes that we need to remain healthy, such as those that fight cancer or regulate our metabolism. ^ to top Epigenetics and our genes Cancer at the forefront Miracle cures? What was the last good book you read? : AskReddit.

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