2009-Oct-15, Thursday

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I've mentioned epigenetics before. Our genes contain information about everything that our cells CAN build. Wrapped around dna, however, are other chemicals that determine which of those things ARE built.  This extra signaling is inherited from our parents, and it also changes within our lifetimes in response to our environment.

Today, I see the announcement that someone has finally mapped a complete human epigenome.
http://www.physorg.com/news174744415.html

I expect useful medical knowledge to follow quickly.

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