4 Unlocking the Secrets of Epigenetics_ How Environment Influences Gene Activity

Our genes are as changeable as our brains The latest research in genetics shows that different genes are activated at different times They are always in flux and being influenced There are experience dependent genes that are activated when there is growth healing or learning And there are behavioral state dependent genes that are influenced during stress emotional arousal or dreaming One of the most active areas of research today is epigenetics literally above genetics The study of how the environment controls gene activity epigenetics flies in the face of the conventional genetic model which stated that DNA controls all of life and that all gene expression takes place inside the cell