The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance
暫譯: 表觀遺傳學革命：現代生物學如何重塑我們對遺傳學、疾病和遺傳的理解

Carey, Nessa

The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance
  • 出版商: Columbia University Press
  • 出版日期: 2013-10-01
  • 售價: $890
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $846
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 352
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 0231161174
  • ISBN-13: 9780231161176
  • 相關分類: 生物資訊 Bioinformatics

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商品描述

Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and innovations, this volume provides a readily understandable introduction to the foundations of epigenetics.

Nessa Carey, a leading epigenetics researcher, connects the field's arguments to such diverse phenomena as how ants and queen bees control their colonies; why tortoiseshell cats are always female; why some plants need cold weather before they can flower; and how our bodies age and develop disease. Reaching beyond biology, epigenetics now informs work on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and psychological consequences of childhood trauma. Carey concludes with a discussion of the future directions for this research and its ability to improve human health and well-being.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

表觀遺傳學有潛力徹底改變我們對地球上生物生命結構和行為的理解。它解釋了為什麼僅僅繪製一個生物體的基因密碼不足以確定其發展或行為，並展示了如何將養育與天性結合以塑造生物多樣性。本書回顧了該領域二十年的歷史，同時突顯其最新的發現和創新，提供了一個易於理解的表觀遺傳學基礎介紹。

Nessa Carey，一位領先的表觀遺傳學研究者，將該領域的論點與多種現象聯繫起來，例如螞蟻和蜂后如何控制其殖民地；為什麼玳瑁貓總是雌性；為什麼某些植物需要寒冷的天氣才能開花；以及我們的身體如何衰老和發展疾病。超越生物學，表觀遺傳學現在也影響著對藥物成癮、饑荒的長期影響以及童年創傷的身體和心理後果的研究。Carey 最後討論了這項研究的未來方向及其改善人類健康和福祉的能力。

作者簡介

Nessa Carey is a visiting professor at Imperial College in London and currently works in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, where she has specialized in epigenetics for nearly a decade. She has strong relationships with leading epigenetics researchers, medical labs in Europe, and with some of the most prestigious institutions in the United States, including the Harvard Medical School, the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the Wistar Institute.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

內莎·卡瑞（Nessa Carey）是倫敦帝國學院的客座教授，目前在生物技術和製藥行業工作，專注於表觀遺傳學近十年。她與歐洲的頂尖表觀遺傳學研究者、醫療實驗室以及美國一些最負盛名的機構（包括哈佛醫學院、MD安德森癌症中心和威斯達研究所）建立了良好的關係。

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