New genetics fuels cancer hope
Date: 29.12.2007
It is a whole new science with important implications for the treatment of disease - most notably **cancer**.
**Epigenetics** is the study of molecular modifications which sit on top of the DNA in our cells, in effect switching our genes on and off; telling our cells how they should behave.
Whole article on "BBC NEWS":[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7155854.stm]
