The Epigenetics Revolution by Nessa Carey Summary
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Discover how your genes aren't your destiny. "The Epigenetics Revolution" explores how environment shapes DNA expression, explaining why tortoiseshell cats are always female and how childhood trauma affects health decades later. A mind-blowing journey that's changing medicine, aging research, and our understanding of inheritance.
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When Your Genes Aren't Your Destiny
What if everything we thought we knew about inheritance was incomplete? In 1944, during the brutal Dutch Hunger Winter, pregnant women survived on as few as 400 calories a day. Their babies were born smaller, weaker-but that's not where the story ends. Decades later, researchers discovered something astonishing: these children's own children, who never experienced famine themselves, showed unusual health patterns. Somehow, the grandmother's starvation had echoed through two generations. Meanwhile, identical twins with the exact same DNA often develop completely different diseases, personalities, even sexual orientations. The DNA blueprint we've been taught is destiny? It's only half the story. The other half belongs to epigenetics-the hidden switches that turn genes on and off without changing a single letter of genetic code. This isn't fringe science. It's revolutionizing how we understand disease, development, and what we pass to our children. Your lifestyle choices don't just affect you; they may affect your children and grandchildren through epigenetic inheritance. The stress you experience, the food you eat, the toxins you're exposed to-all may leave molecular marks that persist across generations.
The Experiments That Rewrote Biology
The Molecular Switches and the War Between Parents
Why Identical Twins Aren't Actually Identical
The Hidden World of RNA
When Epigenetics Goes Wrong
What This Means for Your Life
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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