Mind-Body Medicine: The New Science of Optimal Health

Nature vs. Nurture—Genes, Health, and Disease (1x6)

Air date: Jan 01, 2013

Review the basic science of genetics and inheritance as a lead-in to the fascinating field of epigenetics. Grasp how genes are biologically expressed or “turned on” and how our behaviors and environment can alter our genetic material (for better or worse) within our lifetimes—alterations that can be passed on to subsequent generations.