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008			120314s2012 nyu 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780231161169 (cloth : alk. paper)
035			_a(Sirsi) li0231161166
035			_a(OCoLC)756045526
037			_bColumbia Univ Pr, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-760X
050	0	0	_aQH450 _b .C38 2012
082	0	0	_a616.042
092			_a616.042 _bC275e
100	1		_aCarey, Nessa.
245	1	4	_aThe epigenetics revolution : _b how modern biology is rewriting our understanding of genetics, disease, and inheritance / _c Nessa Carey.
260			_aNew York : _b Columbia University Press, _c c2012.
300			_ax, 339 p. : _b ill. ; _c 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAn ugly toad and an elegant man -- How we learned to roll uphill -- Life as we knew it -- Life as we know it now -- Why aren't identical twins actually identical? -- The sins of the fathers -- The generations game -- The battle of the sexes -- Generation x -- The message is not the medium -- Fighting the enemy within -- All in the mind -- The downhill slope -- Long live the queen -- The green revolution -- The ways ahead.
520			_a"Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and innovations, this volume provides a readily understandable introduction to the foundations of epigenetics. Nessa Carey, a leading epigenetics researcher, connects the field's arguments to such diverse phenomena as how ants and queen bees control their colonies; why tortoiseshell cats are always female; why some plants need cold weather before they can flower; and how our bodies age and develop disease. Reaching beyond biology, epigenetics now informs work on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and psychological consequences of childhood trauma. Carey concludes with a discussion of the future directions for this research and its ability to improve human health and well-being."--Jacket.
650		0	_aEpigenesis.
650		0	_aGene expression.
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