How to Use epigenetics in a Sentence

epigenetics

noun

• For one, the hot new field of epigenetics has made Lysenko-like ideas fashionable.
  — Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2017
• Olivia, his new lover, is finishing a book on epigenetics.
  — Washington Post, 11 June 2021
• The Salk’s Joseph Ecker co-authored a study that identified a method of controlling gene activity, in the field of epigenetics, that had been observed in plants.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 July 2017
• It’s all thanks to a process called epigenetics — a form of gene expression that can be inherited but isn’t actually part of the genetic code.
  — Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
• The products of these microorganisms are thought to modify the workings of our genes (a process called epigenetics) and to directly affect the functioning of our vital organs.
  — Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2019
• This effect is what scientists refer to epigenetics - the study of how heritable traits and the environment affect what genes get turned on and off.
  — Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• Even more startling is the emerging epigenetics research demonstrating that stressors endured in the present can modify genes and potentially be passed from one generation to the next.
  — Chijioke Nze, STAT, 5 June 2020
• The improvements are a function of epigenetics, the process through which our lifestyles and environments—and those of our ancestors—permanently alter how our cells interpret DNA.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2014
• It could be explained by epigenetics -- how behavior and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work -- and impaired organ development that could affect your chances of having diabetes, heart disease or stroke.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 20 Jan. 2021
• Growing interest in biological age is fueled by advances in the field of epigenetics, the study of how gene expression is affected by behaviors and the environment.
  — Betsy Morris, WSJ, 24 May 2022
• The project has not proved terribly useful so far—except in further stimulating Olivia’s interest in epigenetics as a means of undermining the old goat’s determinist theories.
  — Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, 4 June 2021
• The developing science of epigenetics, Kopecky says, shows us that lifestyle factors activate problematic genes that would otherwise have lain dormant.
  — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2021
• These studies are a major step in understanding bacterial epigenetics, says University of Leiden biochemist Remus Dame, who was not involved in either study.
  — Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022
• There are chapters on the development of genetics, the eugenics movement, the heritability of family traits and the field of epigenetics, which studies whether our genes can be altered by experience (short answer: it’s complicated).
  — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
• In an essay for Nautilus about his own impoverished upbringing, Christian Cooper cited emerging—and controversial—science about the epigenetics of poverty.
  — Sarah Jones, New Republic, 25 Oct. 2017
• AstraZeneca also credited him with leading work in antibody drug conjugates — an ultra-targeted form of chemotherapy that Cortes compared to a molecular Trojan horse — as well as cell therapy and epigenetics.
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
• In the seeds, the DNA evolves through mutations, as well as epigenetics, reflecting genetic adaptations to changing environmental conditions.
  — Richard Schiffman, Scientific American, 4 May 2021
• Bill uses humor and pop culture to explain microbiology and epigenetics.
  — Sarah Mupo, STAT, 7 July 2021
• This year, Maison Epigenetic opened its doors in the 16th arrondissement, offering Parisians a Haussmanian nirvana dedicated to epigenetics: understanding how our lifestyles affect the expression of our genes.
  — Caitlin Raux Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2021
• While this research takes advantage of recent discoveries in genomics and epigenetics, it couldn’t have been conducted without the tissue samples, radiation monitoring, and interview collection that have continued over decades.
  — Sara Harrison, Wired, 26 Apr. 2021
• Bacterial epigenetics is an excellent focus for antibiotic development, Jakob says, because its mechanisms are shared across many bacteria species—but use fundamentally different proteins than eukaryotic cells do.
  — Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022
• There are already several molecules targeting human epigenetics in a similar way under preclinical development or in clinical trials.
  — Smithsonian, 14 Dec. 2017
• The company thinks its technology has applications across neuroscience, epigenetics, virology, immuno-oncology, drug development, diagnostics and vaccine development.
  — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024