Nurture vs. Nature: A Conversation About Epigenetics

Join Ramón and the Cornbread and Caviar team, Maria Renée and Jaymes Brandon, as they discuss epigenetics and several other fun and interesting topics! With special guest, Amiya Champion!!!! Epigenetics-the science of how the external environment affects us at the molecular level by altering gene expression and function that can, in turn, be heritable. It refers to chemical modifications or “tags” that mark specific genes around the intricate DNA complex.Our genes listen for cues from the environment such as the food we eat, the kind of milieus where we live and work, the circumstances of our birth, and the race and class-based interactions we share with one another. These factors, in part, determine how our genes respond in ways that expose more vulnerable populations to disease. Smith, Darron (2017). The Epigenetics of Being Black and Feeling Blue: Understanding African American Vulnerability to Disease. Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-epigenetics-of-beingb4094226?guccounter=1&gucereferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&gucereferrersig=AQAAAHoMd5TN7J7bsqXpk4EIiSCtV1uKVj4LJri0gnqqoSeVHoE8PDfBfvMI2HnPhV338YVObMMwpCi-9ukuY5iheKyOK84xVLTrXncdjtiutxZqoJ0t9MlcrHfY8KXFV2ifTyKa1MaSGeUFkk9mqUk2x-ONXXw6nJRkfFiV5Jq Want to join the conversation? Hit us up at [email protected], and follow us at EatCornbreadandCaviar on Instagram! Like, Share, and Subscribe! It only costs a few seconds of your time. Maria Renée @MsMariaRenée Jaymes Brandon @Jaymes.Brandon Cornbread & Caviar is an educational and collaborative space, designed to stimulate and entertain listeners using a range of topics to provoke thought, bring about unity, cultivate tolerance and collaboration, and catalyze change.