Nov 10, 2014
This episode features the
talk Epigenetics: The Merger of Nature and
Nurture, by Dr. Lisa Sardinia from Pacific
University. Lisa teaches environmental science and biology,
specializing in microbiology and genetics. In this talk she
describes the emerging field of epigenetics and how changes in
your environment and what you eat can contribute to genetic
changes not only for yourself, but potentially for your children
and grandchildren. She also covers Genetics 101 with a basic
explanation of DNA, phenotypes, genotypes, and genes, the
difference between Ligers and Tigons, why mother rats should lick
their babies, and why eating chocolate and peanut butter is good
for you.
Lisa's slides have been
synched with this recording and uploaded as an AAC format
as an enhanced podcast, so depending on your media player, you
may be able to see the slides as the audio plays
along.
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As always, a final thanks to Jonathan Coulton for the use of his song Mandelbrot Set as our theme music.