Epigenetics by Richard C. Francis and The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins explore the nature of genes and the possibilities of epigenetics. While Dawkins argues that genes use humans as survival machines, epigenetics shows that gene expression can be suppressed by environmental factors. The possibility that environmental factors can alter genetic traits and modify survival strategies, as in the...
Are genes just survival machines, or can epigenetics redefine what it means to be human?
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