The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance
Anyone seriously interested in who we are and how we function should read this book.(Peter ForbesThe Guardian)Nessa Carey takes us on a lively and up-to-date tour of what's known about epigenetic mechanisms and their implications for ageing and cancer.(Laurence Hurst, University of BathFocus Magazine)[Nessa Carey's] book combines an easy style with a textbook's thoroughness.... A bold attempt to bring epigenetics to a wide audience.(Jonathan WeitzmanNature)Carey's report on the rapidly developing state of epigenetics research may help nonscientists with public-policy, investment, and health-care decisions.(Booklist)An exhilarating exploration of an exciting new field, and a good gift for a bright biologystudent looking for a career choice.(Kirkus Reviews)An enlightening introduction to what scientists have learned in the past decade about [epigenetics].(Carl ZimmerThe Wall Street Journal)This book provides an excellent introduction to a fascinating new field that may revolutionize our understanding of human health and disease. Highly recommended.(Library Journal)A must-read for every intelligent person who likes to know what is going on in modern science.(Graham StorrsNew York Journal of Books)she provides an excellent and largely accurate account of a fascinating and fast-moving area of modern biology.(Jonathan HodgkinTimes Literary Supplement)Written in an engaging manner using everyday metaphors to clarify complex concepts and utilizing well--defined diagrams, the author has produced an outstanding book with her wit and expertise.(Rita HootsNSTA Recommends (National Science Teachers Association))