326. How Epigenetics Drive Your DNA feat. Nessa Carey

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc · Sep 1, 2023 · 1h 2m

The double helix of DNA twists in the heart of every human cell, and it comes with some editing software known as epigenetics that power what parts turn on and off and when. Scientists are still still working to understand exactly how genetics and epigenetics work, but we are learning more every day.Nessa Carey is the former International Director at PraxisUnico and the author of several books on genetics. Her latest book is titled Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures.Nessa and Greg discuss how genetics and epigenetics work and are related, with some concrete…