The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance

Nessa Carey

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March, 2012
Cloth, 352 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-16116-9
$26.95

"Anyone seriously interested in who we are and how we function should read this book.The Guardian" — Peter Forbes, The Guardian

"Nessa Carey takes us on a lively and up-to-date tour of what’s known about epigenetic mechanisms and their implications for ageing and cancer." — Laurence Hurst, Focus MagazineUniversity of Bath

"[Nessa Carey’s] book combines an easy style with a textbook’s thoroughness. . . . A bold attempt to bring epigenetics to a wide audience." — Jonathan Weitzman, Nature

"Carey’s report on the rapidly developing state of epigenetics research may help nonscientists with public-policy, investment, and health-care decisions." — Booklist

"An exhilarating exploration of an exciting new field, and a good gift for a bright biology

student looking for a career choice." — Kirkus Reviews

"An enlightening introduction to what scientists have learned in the past decade about [epigenetics].The Wall Street Journal" — Carl Zimmer, The Wall Street Journal

Related Subjects

• Biochemistry or Biophysics
• Biology
• Cell Biology & Genetics

About the Author

Nessa Carey earned her Ph.D. in virology from the University of Edinburgh and is a former senior lecturer at Imperial College in London. She works in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, and for the past seven years has specialized in epigenetics. She has strong relationships with leading epigenetics researchers, medical labs in Europe, and some of the most prestigious institutions in the United States. These include the Harvard Medical School, the University of Pennsylvania, the Wistar Institute, the MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the University of Southern California.

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