Your Genes Are Not Your Destiny

Genetic testing is a hot topic these days. And it’s pretty scary stuff. Find out what’s going on with your genetic inheritance and get rid of the bad parts; otherwise, you’re doomed. Doomed, I tell you!

Well, dramatic statements aside, there’s a lot more we need to know before we start lopping off body parts.

For one thing, genes aren’t set in concrete. Researchers talk about “gene expression,” a term for the fact genes turn on and off, even change how they act, depending on what’s going on with your body.

This is called epigenetics, a study of external and environmental factors that …read more