Reprogramming Genes

Jean-Pierre Issa of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center describes how a field called epigenetics may change the way researchers look at the disease. NOVA scienceNOW is available for viewing 365 days a year online.

Produced by David Levin with help from Gaia Remerowski. Audio editing by David Levin. Interview by Sarah Holt. Funding for NOVA is provided by The DOW Chemical Company, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.

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