Podcast: Epigenetics and parental origin effects: with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith

Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith explains what epigenetics is and how our environment interacts with our genome and if these changes can be passed on to the next generation.

Listen time: 1:36:34
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What is epigenetic inheritance and why is it important? And why would it matter which parent you inherited a particular gene from? Epigeneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith outlines the implications of parental origin for development, metabolism and the brain.

Topic

Brain

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