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Title: Discuss: Epigenetics and reprogramming - turning back the clock
Post by: thedoc on 04/10/2012 23:05:22

We’ve all heard of the genetic code - the letters that spell out the instructions in our DNA. But that’s not the whole story. Researchers are increasingly digging into the epigenetic code - the marks that tell cells which genes to use and which to ignore. Plus, we take a look behind the headlines about older fathers and autism, find out what chimps can tell us about our cancer risk, and our gene of the month might be mistaken for a heavy metal band.
Listen to this Show (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/genetics/show/20120914/)

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