Tag Archives: Epigenetics

Image in form of the Biology of Belief

Posted on January 24, 2016 by PlatoHagel

With the geometric way, one is thinking in terms of pictures; pictures which one imagines in space in some way, and one just tries to get a feeling for the relationships between the quantities occurring in those pictures. Paul Dirac … Continue reading →

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The Roadmap Epigenomics Project

Posted on March 31, 2015 by PlatoHagel

The Roadmap Epigenomics Project presents a wealth of epigenomes, a resource that provides a plethora of new hypotheses to be tested in relation to human health and disease. The current papers use innovative analytical approaches to uncover new mechanisms and … Continue reading →

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Psycho-epigenetics

Posted on March 27, 2015 by PlatoHagel

Behavioral epigenetics is the field of study examining the role of epigenetics in shaping animal (including human) behaviour.[1] It is an experimental science that seeks to explain how nurture shapes nature,[2] where nature refers to biological heredity[3] and nurture refers … Continue reading →

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Is Epigenetics Science?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by PlatoHagel

Epigenetic mechanisms are affected by several factors and processes including development in utero and in childhood, environmental chemicals, drugs and pharmaceuticals, aging, and diet. DNA methylation is what occurs when methyl groups, an epigenetic factor found in some dietary sources, … Continue reading →

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