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Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes
Tim Spector
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Description for Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes
Paperback. Professor Tim Spector reveals the astonishing new science that is changing everything we thought we knew about genes and identity. 'Lucid, surprising and with a very human face. It brings epigenetics alive .. a great read!' Michael Mosley Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
'This is not simply a book of ideas, it is also a book of stories, most astounding, many heartbreaking' - Bryan Appleyard, SUNDAY TIMES
Since the discovery of DNA, scientists have believed that genes are fixed entities that cannot be changed by environment - we inherit them, pass them on to our children and take them with us when we die.
Professor Tim Spector reveals how the latest genetic research and his own pioneering studies on epigenetics are rewriting everything we thought we knew about genes, identity and evolution. Conceptually, he explains, our genes are not fixed entities ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
288g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780220901
SKU
V9781780220901
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99-99
About Tim Spector
Tim Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London and hon consultant Physician at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. He set up the Twins UK register in 1993, the largest of its kind in the world, which he continues to direct. He has won several academic awards and published more than 500 academic papers. He has appeared in ... Read more
Reviews for Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes
Tim Spector's book turns genetics on its head. Lucid, surprising and with a very human face. It brings epigenetics alive. it is a great read!
Michael Mosley It is a complex concept, but Spector drifts easily through difficult scientific explanations, offering lucid, easy-to-follow prose... a provocative read.
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
This science book guides us, via artful ... Read more
Michael Mosley It is a complex concept, but Spector drifts easily through difficult scientific explanations, offering lucid, easy-to-follow prose... a provocative read.
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
This science book guides us, via artful ... Read more