Epigenetics and Public Policy

The Tangled Web of Science and Politics

Shea K. Robison (Idaho State University, USA)

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
31 October 2024

Public administration; Science funding & policy

When science changes, how does public policy respond?

Epigenetics—the study of internal and environmental factors that affect how genes are turned on or off and how cells read those genes—is a rapidly emerging science akin to genetics that introduces a number of novel and unexpected biological explanations of human origins and development. It also poses fundamental challenges to many of the assumptions of the prevailing science of genetics.

This book comprehensively considers the political implications of the emerging science of epigenetics in specific policy domains, addressing the intersections of epigenetics with cancer, obesity, the environment, and the law. Shea K. Robison carefully navigates the messy history of genetics and epigenetics in order to explore what changes in public policy might come in the age of a new scientific frontier. Readers will understand how new findings in epigenetic research and increased acceptance of epigenetic science may lead to paradigm shifts in cancer prevention and treatment, significantly different policy solutions for combating obesity, and revised statutes of limitations and laws regarding civil and corporate liability and wrongful life.

By: Shea K. Robison (Idaho State University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9798765135754
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 31 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Epigenetics and Public Policy: The Tip of the Iceberg Part One The Science of Epigenetics Chapter 1 Epigenetics 101 Chapter 2 Epigenetics and Inheritance: Past, Present, and Future Part Two The Political History of Epigenetics Chapter 3 Epigenetics, Lamarck, and Politics Chapter 4 The Evolution of Evolution Chapter 5 Lamarck to Darwin Chapter 6 Ideology and Biology at the Turn of the Century Chapter 7 C. H. Waddington and the Genesis of Epigenetics Chapter 8 Epigenetics and the Dustbin of History Part Three Epigenetics in Public Policy Chapter 9 Epigenetics and Obesity: Cause and Responsibility Chapter 10 A Short Political History of Cancer Chapter 11 Contemporary Epigenetics and the Causes of Cancer Chapter 12 Shifting Foundations: Cancer, Genetics, and Epigenetics Conclusion The Tangled Web of Science and Politics Notes Index

Shea K. Robison teaches at Idaho State University and the College of Eastern Idaho, USA. He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with the Center for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and the Department of Public Policy at the City University of Hong Kong.