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Here Fred Zülli discusses epigenetics, how your parents’ bad habits can contribute to your ageing and the cutting-edge cosmetic active ingredients that are possible thanks to the study of heritable changes in gene function.
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Fred Zülli
Fred Zülli, Managing Director, Mibelle Biochemistry
Your health is largely thanks to your genes, which are passed on to your children.
So far, so good. However, for a few years now, epidemiological studies have been indicating that this is not quite the whole story.
We have known for a long time that an unhealthy lifestyle with a poor diet, stress and too little exercise can make you ill.
The latest research now shows that the