“This exciting new field of epigenetics--meaning literally "around" the gene--allows us to see how environmental factors alter our gene expression in a… — Woodson Merrell Copy Share Image
“Our brains contain one hundred billion nerve cells (neurons). Each neuron makes links with ten thousand other neurons to form an incredible… — Nessa Carey Copy Share Image
“Whether we like it or not, we’re walking placebo and nocebo generators, able to create health miracles or disasters (usually without even… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
“All sorts of changes in cellular machinery have shown up that have nothing to do with the sequence of DNA but still… — Thomas Hayden Copy Share Image
“Epigenetics reveals that your body isn’t a genetically predetermined flesh robot, but is regulated by a set of gene switches that can… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
“Did his crime give others some kind of implicit permission to behave the same way, reverberating on and on into the future?” — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Ants have a powerful caste system. A colony typically contains ants that carry out radically different roles and have markedly different body… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
