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Identically Different: Why You Can Change Your Genes (2012)

by Tim Spector(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0297866311 (ISBN13: 9780297866312)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

W&N

review 1: I read this after quite a few other of the books that Tim Spector refers too and coincidentally while on holiday with friends who have non-identical twins. I learned a lot that was new to me namely epigenetics which helped me make more sense of what is apparent but anecdotal about my own life experiences and the differences you see between people I know who are related. A fascinating, insightful and scientific read that in places made me laugh out loud.
review 2: "Essentially, epigenetics is the mechanism by which environmental changes alter the behaviour of our genes," he says. "This involves a process known as methylation, which occurs when a chemical known as methyl, which floats around the inside of our cells, attaches itself to our DNA. When it does so, it... more can inhibit or turn down the activity of a gene and block it from making a particular version of a protein in our bodies." Crucially, all sorts of life events can affect DNA methylation levels in our bodies: diet, illnesses, ageing, chemicals in the environment, smoking, drugs and medicines." less

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