Your Gene can be On or Off
Epigenetics, the study of gene expression, is taking us into new realms. Believe or not, you have control over how your genes behave over your life time – whether they turn on or off. The analogy presented by Nessa Carey in Epigenetics Revolution is a good one. “Think of the human lifespan as a very long movie. The cells would be the actors and actresses, essential units that make up the movie. DNA, in turn, would be the script — instructions for all the participants of the movie to perform their roles. Subsequently, the DNA sequence would be the words on the script, and certain blocks of these words that instruct key actions or events to take place would be the genes. The concept of genetics would be like screenwriting. Follow the analogy so far? Great. The concept of epigenetics, then, would be like directing. The script can be the same, but the director can choose to eliminate or tweak certain scenes or dialogue, altering the movie for better or worse.” You do have the power after all.”
To your Happiness,
Kita
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