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The ghost in our genes: legal and ethical implications of epigenetics.

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Epigenetics is one of the most scientifically important, and legally and ethically significant, cutting-edge subjects of scientific discovery. Epigenetics link environmental and genetic influences on the traits and characteristics of an individual, and new discoveries reveal that a large range of environmental, dietary, behavioral, and medical experiences can significantly affect the future development and health of an individual and their offspring. This article describes and analyzes the ethical and legal implications of these new scientific findings.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Mark A Rothstein, Yu Cai, Gary E Marchant

Institutions: University of Louisville, Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Medical and Health Sciences Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Award: Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology

OpenAlex ID: W1582637887

FWCI: 1.008

Cites: 7

Cited by: 90

Related to: 10