The Nuance

The Explosive Science of Epigenetics

The health choices you make today could affect the expression of your kids’ (and grandkids’) DNA — and maybe their risk for disease

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readSep 26, 2019

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Illustration: Kieran Blakey

TThe “nature versus nurture” debate has been raging for thousands of years. Are people the products of their DNA, or of their upbringing and…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.