Our Genes Under Influence

Our Genes Under Influence

2015 | 52 minutes |

| U/A |

Rated 13+

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Director: Laurence Serfaty

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Can we overrun our genetic programming? Breakthroughs in the field of epigenetics has shown that genes do not fully control our biology or our behavior! Studies have shown diseases like cancer and mental illnesses are caused by epigenetic factors. Does this provide a ray of hope to scientists who are finding a cure?

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