The Many Faces of Epigenetics Oxford, December 2017

The conference ‘The Many Faces of Epigenetics: Multidisciplinary Perspectives “over” Genetics’ was held in Oxford (6–8 December 2017) and offered a valuable window into the domain of Epigenetics and its promises. The workshop revealed that, among a wealth of discourses about Epigenetics, it is not s...

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Published inEpigenetics Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 623 - 631
Main Authors Arimondo, Paola, Barberousse, Anouk, Pontarotti, Gaëlle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 03.06.2019
Subjects
Chemical Sciences
Congresses as Topic
Disease / genetics
Environment
Epigenesis, Genetic
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Inheritance Patterns
Life Sciences
Societies, Medical
explanatory tools
environment
society
molecular tools
definition
epigenetics
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Summary:The conference ‘The Many Faces of Epigenetics: Multidisciplinary Perspectives “over” Genetics’ was held in Oxford (6–8 December 2017) and offered a valuable window into the domain of Epigenetics and its promises. The workshop revealed that, among a wealth of discourses about Epigenetics, it is not so easy to decipher which discourses are to be trusted. Because Epigenetics is a rather old notion that has generated many debates and promises, defining precisely what has changed and where we are currently is a challenge in itself. Interestingly, the conference allowed debates beyond statements such as ‘If you don’t know the cause, you say it’s epigenetic’ (Deichmann 2016), pointing out that the lack of a precise definition of Epigenetics was no hindrance to the discussions. Finally, it highlighted the grounds of (dis)agreement among communities of natural and social scientists; but eventually the discussions showed that epigenetic tools open the path to new topics and challenges that are awaiting us.
Bibliography:PMCID: PMC6557588
ISSN:1559-2294
1559-2308
DOI:10.1080/15592294.2019.1595298