“DNA” is short-hand for the molecule that carries the code for hereditary characteristics from parents to offspring. It is becoming evident that some individual characteristics, for example, susceptibility to certain physical and mental illnesses, can result from molecules attached to the surface of an individual’s DNA before the individual is born. The DNA, itself, remains unchanged. This illustrated talk summarizes what is known about the phenomenon of epigenetics (meaning over and above genetics), in language that can be understood without a background in science or math.
Dr. Barbara-Ann G. Lewis is Associate Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Northwestern University, a former Environmental Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, and a faculty member of the University of the Commons in San Francisco.
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Dr. Barbara-Ann G. Lewis is Associate Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Northwestern University, a former Environmental Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, and a faculty member of the University of the Commons in San Francisco.
“DNA” is short-hand for the molecule that carries the code for hereditary characteristics from parents to offspring. It is becoming evident that some individual characteristics, for example, susceptibility to certain physical and mental illnesses, can result from molecules attached to the surface of an individual’s DNA before the individual is born. The DNA, itself, remains unchanged. This illustrated talk summarizes what is known about the phenomenon of epigenetics (meaning over and above genetics), in language that can be understood without a background in science or math.
Dr. Barbara-Ann G. Lewis is Associate Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Northwestern University, a former Environmental Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, and a faculty member of the University of the Commons in San Francisco.
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Dr. Barbara-Ann G. Lewis is Associate Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Northwestern University, a former Environmental Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, and a faculty member of the University of the Commons in San Francisco.
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