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EXPLORE THE RI ADVENT CALENDAR: http://rigb.org.uk/advent DNA was long considered the blueprint of life, expected to reveal everything there was to know about a particular human being. It turns out, however, that we still don't fully understand how th....

Experts investigate how a mysterious second genome helps determine our biological fates.

In this lecture, Eastern Illinois University psychologist Jeffrey Stowell, PhD, discusses epigenetics, including a look at genetics and behavior and epigenetic mechanisms. This video was supported by a grant from the American Psychological Foundation, ...

Epigenetics and Your Genome: Development, Disease and Behavior Daniel Simola, PhD, Research Associate in the Laboratory of Dr. Shelley L. Berger at the University of Pennsylvania An overview of epigenetic mechanisms, highlighting their importance in a ...

Epigenetics Animation

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Social interactions alter DNA (‘epigenetics’). Revealing how her own gender transition led her down the path of epigenetics, Scientist Karissa Sanbonmatsu takes u...

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Epigenetic determines how much or whether some genes are expressed in your body. In other words, it appears that our diets and lifestyles can change the expression of our genes. How? By influencing a network of chemical switches within our cells collec...

While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Hea...