The Epigenome: Molecular Hide and Seek - Softcover

"...eye opening, thought provoking, and well worth reading...highly recommended for everyone." (SIM News, March/April 2004) "...comprehensive...well written...each chapter provides ample information for interested readers." (Quarterly Reviews of Biology, March 2004) "Each chapter provides ample information for interested readers." (New Biological Books, 3/2004) "...an enjoyable and informed treatise...overall, this is a good read..." (The Biochemist, Vol 26(1), Feb 2004) "...an excellent introduction to the unrealized potential of the fifth base in DNA..." (Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 49, No. 9, 2003) "...overall this is a good read..." (The Biochemist Evolution) "...a timely book that addresses an important field in genetics..." (Human Genetics, Vol. 114(121), 2003) "In summary, the book is an excellent introduction to the emerging field of DNA methylation profiling and its relation to human disease, diagnosis, and therapy." (ChemBioChem, 2003)

This is the first book that describes the role of the Epigenome (cytosine methylation) in the interplay between nature and nurture. It focuses and stimulates interest in what will be one of the most exciting areas of post-sequencing genome science: the relationship between genetics and the environment. Written by the most reputable authors in the field, this book is essential reading for researchers interested in the science arising from the human genome sequence and its implications on health care, industry and society.