Will Epigenetics Change the Speed of Evolution? | Cheryl Walker, PhD | TEDxBaylorCollegeofMedicine

How will evolution keep pace with a world that is changing at warp speed? While our genes may remain the same, our epigenome is responding quickly to the changes all around us in ways we are only beginning to understand-both good and bad, and soon we may actually be able to control it. Dr Cheryl Lyn Walker explains why now is the time for us to harness the power of the epigenome and use it to our benefit. Cheryl Lyn Walker, PhD, is the Director of the Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health (GC-CPEH) at Baylor College of Medicine, where she holds the Alkek Presidential Chair in Environmental Health and is a Professor in the departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Medicine. Dr. Walker is internationally recognized for her work in environmental health and elucidation of molecular mechanisms of disease. Her studies on the role of the epigenome in gene-environment interactions have yielded significant insights into mechanisms by which early life environmental exposures influence health and disease across the life-course. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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