PPT-Epigenetics: Exposures, Genes & Generations

Linda S Birnbaum PhD DABT ATS Director National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Toxicology Program 30 October 2013 The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Objectives of lecture. Know possible origin of plants. Understand Alternation of generations concept. Green algae as ancestors of land plants. Green algae as ancestors. Green algae are considered to be ancestors of land plants. :. DNA . methylation. II. DNA . methylation. in plants (Ch9). Differences between plants and animals. Auxotroph . vs. . heterotroph. Sessile . vs. . mobile. Motionless and rigid . vs. . migrating and flexible cells. the process by which a trait/gene changes function; the gene has been . co-opted to do a new job. Gene Co-option. Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics. Epigenetics turns on/off genes. http://cnx.org/content/m26565/latest/graphics35.jpg. -What is epigenetics? -Epigenetics and us -Past, present, and future You Are What Your Mother Ate:What is Epigenetics?Daniel Lieber DNA is the Source of Heritable Information in the Cell organism Crea Stonebridge Photography Club. November 11, 2014. WHAT IS BRACKETING?. A camera feature that shoots . rapid . fire multiple exposures at different f-stops.. You set the variance of f-stops. . . Usually in thirds. Ex. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0 or 1/3, ½, 2/3, 1. “I wake up every day with a purpose: . to inspire others to do what inspires them. .”. - Simon . Sinek. Empowering future . generations. Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress; . Mary . Wolff, . Stephanie Engel, Jessie Buckley, . Rob . McConnell, Dana Barr. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. University . of North Carolina. Johns Hopkins University. University of Southern California. Century Workplace. Marietta Watts. University of Kentucky. Office of Institutional Diversity. Think . About This…. They are the last class to be born in the 1900’s– the next group will be Generation Z!. http://www.knowabouthealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mcdonalds_.jpg. http://emilyscarenhealth.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/attention-a-must-read-for-smokers/. Can “. nuture. ” change “nature” ?. Brad . Nesheim. Brian . Stuver. A group of people born in the same time frame with common cultures and attitudes.. What is a Generation?. 4. Zits Comic Strip. 5. BSA is 100 years old. Think about the last 30 years.. nuture. ; how our environment talks to us, sometimes forever.. Nessa. Carey, The Epigenetics Revolution (2012). The epigenetics revolution is underway.. Nessa. Carey, The Epigenetics Revolution (2012). JABLONKA & LAMB: CHANGING CONCEPT OF EPIGENETICSment. We will then consider the practical importance of epigenetics in med-icine, agriculture, and ecology and, finally, look at the implications thatre “ . . develop an action agenda that will outline how the United States can manage chemicals in ways that are safe and healthy for all people.” . National Environmental Health Association. Centers for Disease Control. ‘Epi’: On top of. . Definition:. The . study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself.. DNA. How many cell types are in the human body?.