Epigenetics revolution

This book might be better than I'm giving credit for here, it was so scientific and didn't pander to it's audience by avoiding talking about the complex science of genetics.

Unfortunately I need some pandering to be sure I understand what is going on. Like, I think I get it, but I ain't sure.

The book gives a solid overview over the early history of Epigenetics as well as the known mechanisms, like histone modification and DNA methylation. The phenomenon of Genomic Imprinting also gets its fair share.

Additionally many of the experiments that established our current knowledge on Epigenetics are described, as well as the potential medical applications. Biologists that are already kinda firm with the general topic may not learn that much new stuff, but I discovered some great experiments that epigeneticists have performed.

Non-biologists be warned: The book is quite heavy on genetics in general. Although the book does not require much prior knowledge and everything is explained in detail you may find it to be too much on the technical side.

So if you are interested in getting a deeper understanding of epigenetics and don't mind technical language I'd recommend this book.