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Epigenetics: You Are Not a Victim of Your Genes

I have great news for you! WE ARE NOT VICTIMS OF OUR GENES! That’s right, we might have some not so great genes, but we can help control whether or not those genes are expressed.

Let’s take a step back first and talk about one of my favorite scientific fields; epigenetics. What is epigenetics? Epigenetics actually means “above your genes,” and this field studies what influences our gene expression.