Posted on 01/21/2009 4:17:24 AM PST by decimon
ScienceDaily (Jan. 20, 2009) — Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; a secondary molecular mechanism called epigenetics may also account for some inherited traits and diseases. These findings challenge the fundamental principles of genetics and inheritance, and potentially provide a new insight into the primary causes of human diseases.
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Well, when I studied genetics 20 years ago, “epigenetics” was what “those crazy Russians” were studying; although I found it fascinating, it was pretty much ridiculed.
I read about this in 1961 in my genetics 101 class.
Some things get put on the back burner until technology supplies the means to investigate.
Stressed-out mice reveal role of epigenetics in behavior
biologynews.net | December 11, 2008 | NA
Posted on 12/11/2008 9:23:23 PM PST by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2147364/posts
How Evolution Learns From Past Environments To Adapt To New Environments
Science Daily | 11/10/2008
Posted on 11/10/2008 5:50:16 AM PST by Soliton
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2129332/posts
Outcry at scale of inheritance project
- NIH launches multi-million-dollar epigenomics programme
Nature News | 10 October 2008 | Helen Pearson
Posted on 10/12/2008 11:17:18 AM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103905/posts
Lasting genetic legacy of environment (Epigenome)
BBC | Thursday, December 20, 2007. | Monise Durrani
Posted on 12/20/2007 2:20:13 PM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942489/posts
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I could have sworn there'd been one about this, guess not. I didn't look all that hard. ;') Thanks decimon. |
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Whoops, forgot to add you.
I need to go lie down. I thought the title said “heriritability” and I thought “Who Knew?”
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