Epigenetics and Public Policy: The Tangled Web of Science and Politics

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Policy, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biology, Public Policy
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Author: Shea K. Robison ISBN: 9781440844706
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: April 19, 2018
Imprint: Praeger Language: English
Author: Shea K. Robison
ISBN: 9781440844706
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: April 19, 2018
Imprint: Praeger
Language: English

The exciting field of epigenetics offers novel and unanticipated science-based insights into human origins and development. This book presents one of the first detailed examinations of the political implications of epigenetics.

• Focuses on the latest developments in epigenetics, a subject that is attracting increased attention among scientists and researchers yet is practically unknown among policymakers and members of the general public

• Explains how epigenetics works, how it is related to genetics, how it differs from conventional genetics, the different kinds of epigenetic mechanisms, and the political history of genetics and epigenetics

• Addresses the latest research on epigenetics within the context of hot public policy topics such as cancer, obesity, and the environment and identifies potential policy recommendations

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The exciting field of epigenetics offers novel and unanticipated science-based insights into human origins and development. This book presents one of the first detailed examinations of the political implications of epigenetics.

• Focuses on the latest developments in epigenetics, a subject that is attracting increased attention among scientists and researchers yet is practically unknown among policymakers and members of the general public

• Explains how epigenetics works, how it is related to genetics, how it differs from conventional genetics, the different kinds of epigenetic mechanisms, and the political history of genetics and epigenetics

• Addresses the latest research on epigenetics within the context of hot public policy topics such as cancer, obesity, and the environment and identifies potential policy recommendations

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