Epigenetics

[Karlheinz]

Environment Becomes Heredity

Advances in the field of epigenetics show that environmental contaminants can turn genes “on” and “off,” triggering serious diseases that are handed down through generations. But there’s also a more heartening prospect: The same diseases may be treated by relatively simple changes in nourishment and lifestyle.

http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/489

Ich meine zwar das folgende schon mal gepostet zu haben, kanns aber nicht mehr finden, daher nochmal:

The Toxic Origins of Disease

http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050193&ct=1

(i.w. über Industrietaktiken zur Verfälschung von Wissenschaft am Beispiel von Bisphenol A)