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The first definitive evidence that genes can be influenced and shaped by environmental factors

Moshe Szyf’s pioneering research in epigenetics has proven that, although our DNA is essentially locked upon conception, exposure to external factors such as toxins and nutrients can precipitate a chemical reaction within our body that can permanently alter the way our genes react.

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