Friday, November 22, 2013

Could be more to know about the world of Epigenetics than previously assumed...




As time pushes onward, humans are constantly obtaining more information about how the body works and how our traits are passed from generation to generation. This article gives insight to the world of Epigenetics, which scientists have previously believed to be set in stone. However, as researchers backtrack and take a closer look, epigentics is not as simple as we assumed. This article mentions how we have viewed the DNA sequence as an independent of the epigenetic mechanisms (that which are responsible for controlling the gene expressions and are heritable). Further reading of this article will allow the readers to be able to see just how complex the transcription of the DNA can be. Some of the transcription ways are straightforward, but others occur at different rates or times which can all effect the output of the process. I feel that is is important that researchers keep investigating what controls our traits, that way we can learn how to better ourselves and the future generations to come. 


Below is a link to another article, also giving details about epigentics: 

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