Books like Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance

It seems to be time to rehabilitate Lamarck and Junk DNA.As if the vagueness in the debate of the priority of genes or education was not complicated enough now, with the influence of technology, nutrition, mental health, and general living environment, a third pillar is added. How strong influences on human evolution will likely be is influenced by various factors, such as how active the genes are and how susceptible a human being is for the effects of education or the tribal culture around him.In this young field of science, one can assume at the moment that almost everything has an influence. And yet it does not stagnates at just a few unique transcriptions, which remain constant until the end of life, instead the mutations are permanent and affect health, unborn children, personality, the future of humanity, etc.Using the example of healthy or unhealthy lifestyles, one sees the influence more directly, manifested as illustrative material such as the damaged organs and minds. An unhealthy diet, overweight, lack of exercise and risk factors such as smoking, drinking and drug use similarly ruin the body as passive consumption and one-sided, monotonous activities, thoughts and opinions are reflected in the brain or what is left of it.Exaggeratedly, one could define any consumption, activity, movement, and idea as potentially altering the genes. One forms accordingly with every conscious decision and concerning thinking and this raises the question of whether active or just mutating genes influence personality in which way. Whether happy genes in a stimulating environment bring positive epigenetic factors to the scene is such a consideration.Regarding heredity, it is possible to rewrite the genes themselves. If one excessively consumes junk food for no reason and watches vast amounts of TV programs or excessively plays computer games, that could be given further to the next generation and laid in kids´ cradles.The consequences of the consumption of various artificial, genetically modified substances and the uptake of environmental toxins is another matter. Until a few generations ago, people only consumed natural substances and this, for millions of years, well-functioning principle has been completely reversed, although the nutrients for maintaining the body stayed the same and hygiene has improved. Also, because so much chemistry makes it ever more difficult for germs to settle. Strictly speaking, it´s dubious that the preservatives and other ingredients from the witch kitchens of the food industry indirectly act as pesticides and disinfectants.But the concern is the deception of the body in addition to the unknown effects on health. The molecular structure resembles or equals that of real foods, but is often artificially manufactured for cost reasons. The body is deceived and incorporates these elements everywhere, as if you were using other, new building material for a structure and what effects it might have over the years, decades and generations and on genetic stability is an open question.Also, many of the substances in the body interact with each other. In the stomach, for example, certain combinations of food additives and food chemistry cause unpredictable reactions and side effects. A few are already suspected of being harmful and carcinogenic and using this basic mixture, the body regenerates and rebuilds itself. As there are billions of possible combinations of additives, new substances are developed each day, and further long-term consequences can occur, the field is barely researched and will remain so for a long time due to lobbies and the extreme effort or even impossibility of research.Electrosmog and other radiations, which could also act directly on the brain and the egg and sperm cells, could be intelligence-enhancing, dulling, or carcinogenic, nobody knows. Radiant that is strong enough to penetrate massive buildings and even finds someone in remote valleys, is shot through people's bodies for hours every day and the ammunition in form of bandwidth is getting stronger and stronger. At night, the phone is exactly at the brains´ height on the nightstand and over the day it´s right beside primary sexual characteristics and if one tends to have a WLAN or go outside the house, there is some more of it. It's just a gamble whether you become a telekinetically gifted Psimagus or a terminally ill person.Proponents of genetic theory, as well as education experts, are critical of epigenetics for self-preservation reasons. It relativizes many school opinions and shows that the complexity is so high that one can not prioritize a cause or a fancy, self-made model. The new discipline also implies consequences for the medical and pharmaceutical industries, because the origins of many diseases and the reason for the effectiveness of medicines may have other causes than assumed. The funny thing is, we often give a pill the manufacturer doesn´t know about why it works, just that it does so.Activities also shape people epigenetically. Eons of simple physical activity with the hands promoted brain development, blah blah, reading, and writing initiated another development spurt and at the moment, new and old media are shaping the priorities. As VR and AR will gain momentum over the course of the century, not just an alter ego on social networks will creep around in the net, but humans will be able to accept an alternative personality in a freely selectable universe that is indistinguishable from reality. Now that´s a challenge for the membranes and many new brain specializations can arise in this way in addition to the reading area and the TV area, such as new zones for VR, social media with its possibilities for bipolarity or even multipolarity if one has more than one account, AR, brain-computer interfaces, and, for device (thought) control, using non-invasive and invasive methods and controlling the ever-expanding environmental intelligence.Every new impression is food for the brain and its gene expressions and being able to live and work in several places at the same time, with different identities that fit each requirement, will further increase the potential. Look, we are doing it just now at this moment by already having added the work-, friend- and family self a fourth social media/gaming self that is epigeneticing around.A wiki walk can be as refreshing to the mind as a walk through nature in this completely overrated real life outside books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigene...