Wednesday Nite @ The Lab

The idea that a broad range of health outcomes is shaped by the complementary product of “nature” (inherited traits) and “nurture” (acquired traits) is now generally accepted. However, how genetics and external factors work together to yield a particular phenotype is only beginning to be understood at the molecular level. Emerging evidence suggests that these extrinsic factors can trump genetic predisposition, perhaps via altering the epigenome to prevent, attenuate, or delay disease onset.