Epigenetics and Gene Regulation of Human Development and Disease

Harvard FAS

Are we destined to be our parents? In this course we will study topics in epigenetics and gene regulation to challenge some of Mendel’s ideas on genetic inheritance. To do this, we will learn about the biochemical processes that control the expression of genes as cells change across human development, aging and disease. Together with genetics, we’ll use science to discuss whether “nature or nurture” defines who we are. Finally, the human genome is huge, employing diverse mechanisms of…