Biology Quote by Sol Luckman

“genes might control the possibilities, but epigenetics determines our destiny.”

— A.G. Riddle

“This exciting new field of epigenetics--meaning literally "around" the gene--allows us to see how environmental factors alter our gene expression in a specific place…

— Woodson Merrell

“our cells contain an epigenome that tells genes to switch on or off.”

— Deborah Kesten

Recently, results of the Human Genome Project have shattered one of Science's fundamental core beliefs, the concept of genetic determinism. We have been led…

— Bruce H. Lipton

“epigenetic marks are the remote control not only to your health and longevity but also to how you pass your genes on to future…

— David Perlmutter

“Genes are not destiny. They may define some of your physical features and give you a tiny head start on some things, but your…

— Jamie Le Fay

“The gene provides an organizing principle for modern biology—and it tantalizes us with the prospect of controlling our bodies and fates.”

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills…

— Richard Dawkins

The implication is that this basic idea we have that we are controlled by our genes is false. It's an idea that turns us…

— Bruce Lipton

“It isn’t genes alone that determine our health destiny, but instead it’s our food and lifestyle choices. Genes do not control us, they respond…

— Anonymous

Understanding the often unconscious nature of genetic control is the first step toward understanding that—in many realms, not just sex—we’re all puppets, and our…

— Robert Wright

The body is merely an evolutionary vehicle for the gene

— Matt Ridley