It amazes me how this channel succeeds in targeting a widely diverged age demographic without making it to hard for younger audience or to childish for adults. it explains extremely complicated stuff in a simplified way without making it dull. Thanks for this amazing channel and for enriching a lot of people's lives.
Can I just say, I'm really impressed with the accuracy of the information in this video! Not that I would expect any disninformation, but given the complexity of the information given, it's wonderful to have this information for public awareness.
I just had my Advanced Molecular Biology course, and Epigenetics was a huge part of that. I must say, the recommended read "Handbook of Epigenetics" took the life outta me. Didn't know these could be represented so easily, accurately and interestingly.
epigenética foi fantástico de estudar em biologia molecular quando cursei biomedicina, e apesar de parecer que eu não aprendi completamente como funciona toda vez que eu paro pra me aprofundar no assunto eu fico mais encantada, amo muito esse assunto!
Wrong. Epi- means protein expression in organisms caused by modification of gene expression from outside effectors rather than owing to the genetic code itself.
@Austin Wilson "Epi" means on top of. In short, epigenetics is the study of how the environment influences gene expression. No need to complicate it any further than that.
Just took my genetics final and this was one of the concepts on it. Well explained and easy to understand without all the big words like histone acetylation or methylation which cause people to feel like the concept is too big to understand. Thank you!
The scientific method. A person works really hard for many years to learn as much as they can about their particular topic, in this case genetics. Then they pick an area of research that appeals to them, say, epigenetics, if they think they can help advance an area where our knowledge is sketchy, then they find funding and create a statement like 'eating healthily can slow a certain cancer growth in humans due to turning a certain gene on', they make their own prediction as to the outcome, then test it using either tried and tested methods or new ones. Then they analyse and present their findings. These results are then tested by other scientists for validation, the more scientists who's results match, the more sure we are in the results. And that's science.
I heard if you keep your thoughts happy and maintain stress well, it legit manipulates your cells to perform better, combat sickness, and live longer. Notice the little things today and appreciate this small instance in time♥️
Facts just gotta stay positive. I also know forcing a smile will make you feel a little better too. Dont forget to smile folks and if someones being a stick in the mud maybe they just need a smile too. :)
Great video. Small thing that's wrong: methylation on the DNA stops transcription like you said, but methylation on histones (the things that cause the DNA tightening that you mentioned; the yellow ball thing) increases DNA "loosening" and increases transcription. So basically methylation can increase or decrease transcription. Biology is wild
I don't agree Methylation actually inhibits transcription thus these genes remain silent It's acetylation that actively loosens the coil allowing for easier expression of such traits
@ That’s right, acetylation does loosen the coils when when it’s on histones. Methylation can also loosens the coils when it’s on histones. And it can tighten it them too. It depends where it binds on the histone.
@@wadeambrose6351alright Chief I think I understand now 😅 It seems I've got a long way to go when it comes to molecular biology tho,but I'll keep going 👍
Elites have known this. That's why our food is full of toxic chemicals and the vaccine schedule has gone from 4 in the 1960s to 80 by the time a person is 18. Oh, let's not forget pharmaceutical companies in bed with government and corporations. Wake up people
Emotions are chemical feedback, the end products of experiences we have in our external environment. SO as we react to a situation in our external environment that produces an emotion, the resulting internal chemistry can signal our genes to either turn on (up-regulating) or to turn off(down-regulating) the expression of the gene. The gene itself does not physically change- the expression of the gene changes, and that expression is what matters most because that is what affects our health and our lives. You are awesome!
This effectively gives more weight to the nurture part in the nature vs. nurture debate. I also think a major part of growth is prenatal development, which sadly the person has no control over. Certain negative effects during that time can carry impressions as the child grows. They can only hope their mom was living responsibly while they grew inside her.
I used to think nuture is something you can always control but Nature is something you can’t but it wasn’t always the case. Sometimes you can’t control your environment and sometimes you can prevent genetic diseases from effecting you despite having the genes
Thank you so much for this video! I LOVE genetics and I hope to pursue the study of genes/genetics in college. I find this specific topic very interesting. I cannot wait to see this field grow and expand in knowledge!! ^_^
they explain things so fast, how am I actually supposed to process and remember anything without having to go back many times to fully understand the topic, in seconds they will switch to different topics with only quick explanations.
No, the environment we live in dictates if a mutation is beneficial or not. And if so, there is a bigger chance of that change surviving by being passed on to offspring. And there is some anecdotal evidence that epigenetics might make it more likely that some traits that are expressed more might get preferential treatment when they pass on to offspring.
Serah Wint I've always found hard to understand how evolution could work so well only though random mutations, like for example how some gorillas subspecies feet become more human like after only a couple thousand years having a less arboreal lives. I guess epigenetics have something to do with it.
enzobg2011 Probably yea. Another example are Europeans that changed skin pigmentation under just a few thousand years. That's probably a clear example of epigenetics at work.
Epigenetics isn't evolution. Epigenetics is genetic expression of your genes controlled by altering cellular physiology. Epigenetics doesn't change the gene pool of your gametes.
It actually makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint. A species has a much greater chance of survival if its offspring can be influenced by the life experiences of its parents rather than just genes alone.
Evolution has never been proven. It has, though been disproven through the 2nd law of thermodynamics, irreducible complexity, etc. A more accurate term would be.....ADAPTATION .
Hey TED-Ed! So, for example, if someone goes through a horrible event it could be "remembered" by that person's children, like a child starved in a concentration camp has children preoccupied with food?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/descendants-of-holocaust-survivors-have-altered-stress-hormones/ quote:Yet it is still too early in our investigation into the epigenetics of this complex stress-response system to know for sure whether these molecular changes indicate any real-world risks or benefits. “If you are looking for it all to be logical and fall into place perfectly, it isn't going to yet,” Yehuda says. “We are just at the beginning of understanding this.
Thanks stephen! I'll dig into that Scientific American article, this is GOLD. I've always suspected this and one other...Do you know anything about social groups producing a constant ratio of conservative and liberal personality types?
Not tryna be rude but I feel like less intelligent people tend to do this. This is because more intelligent people normally know things others know and so they don't really feel superior when they know something someone else doesn't lol
aquired characters can be transferred to germ cells. Wow.. so keep acquiring and maintaining the environment the way u want your progenies. #karma parmo Dharma. Apke karmon ka asar apki santaan PE bhi hoga .. #srimad Bhagavad Gita ..
I think that when the bible says something like: "the sins of your parents will be passed to you and will remain even after the third generation" it is talking about epigenetics
I remember that! But was that in the Old testament? Cuz if it is then it would only remain true now if your sins and generational chains weren't broken or forgiven...which would only come from not repenting since through Jesus there is forgiveness of all sins right?
+DeoMachina When the Bible talks about sins being removed, it is talking about a person's relationship with God. That God doesn't hold their sin against them. But the physical consequences of sins can still remain.
+DeoMachina Read John 14 or Jeremiah 29:11. And that's just what immediately popped into my head. The idea of a relationship with God is not only in the Bible, it's the central focus.
I used to think nuture is something you can always control but Nature is something you can’t but it wasn’t always the case. Sometimes you can’t control your environment and sometimes you can prevent genetic diseases from effecting you despite having the genes
It amazes me how this channel succeeds in targeting a widely diverged age demographic without making it to hard for younger audience or to childish for adults. it explains extremely complicated stuff in a simplified way without making it dull. Thanks for this amazing channel and for enriching a lot of people's lives.
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i didn't find it simplified AT ALL.. too wordy. I had to look at another video for clarification
THIS VERSION SUCKS.. THIS VERSION WAS WAYYYYYYYY BETTER
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Learning about epigenetics was my favorite part of AP Biology. So fascinating.
@Olivia Pierce same, and i'm so confused
genetics is itneresting but epigenetiics is even more so
this is extra credit for my normal biology class😂
My least favorite part of psychology lol. It’s cool but so hard for me to understand. This video helps
Can I just say, I'm really impressed with the accuracy of the information in this video! Not that I would expect any disninformation, but given the complexity of the information given, it's wonderful to have this information for public awareness.
I'm an identical twin with glasses and pollen allergy, my twin has none of this. I didn't know I needed this video, 'till I saw it.
Seems like you lost the genetic lottery x)
@@DCBfanboy but we had the same ticket!
@@fienevandijk7224 yeah lmao the price was shared between you two but your twin took all of it :o
@@DCBfanboy unfortunately very true. I'm too kind, really ':)
@@fienevandijk7224 yes, you are!
I just had my Advanced Molecular Biology course, and Epigenetics was a huge part of that. I must say, the recommended read "Handbook of Epigenetics" took the life outta me. Didn't know these could be represented so easily, accurately and interestingly.
epigenética foi fantástico de estudar em biologia molecular quando cursei biomedicina, e apesar de parecer que eu não aprendi completamente como funciona toda vez que eu paro pra me aprofundar no assunto eu fico mais encantada, amo muito esse assunto!
Epigenetics = genetic expression that alternates overtime in response to cellular physiology.
Heritable
Wrong. Epi- means protein expression in organisms caused by modification of gene expression from outside effectors rather than owing to the genetic code itself.
@Austin Wilson "Epi" means on top of. In short, epigenetics is the study of how the environment influences gene expression. No need to complicate it any further than that.
You don't know how much I need this my guy
Concise, great word choices!
this video is nuts, great stuff so interesting I do biology at A-Level and I didnt really know about Epigenetics before this
I'm doing A level biology and epigenetics has just been put in our new course.
Just took my genetics final and this was one of the concepts on it. Well explained and easy to understand without all the big words like histone acetylation or methylation which cause people to feel like the concept is too big to understand. Thank you!
bjjio
I love the study of epigenetics! A very in depth, yet simple subject that has the answers to so many things.
I was lost about 50 seconds in... But I still love this channel!
How the heck do scientists figure this stuff out
+AmracX Best comment I've read today
+AmracX I can't like it through my phone, but consider it done, ok?
I believe it's a theory
I can hit a like on my phone if i touch the screen for 2 seconds :)
The scientific method. A person works really hard for many years to learn as much as they can about their particular topic, in this case genetics. Then they pick an area of research that appeals to them, say, epigenetics, if they think they can help advance an area where our knowledge is sketchy, then they find funding and create a statement like 'eating healthily can slow a certain cancer growth in humans due to turning a certain gene on', they make their own prediction as to the outcome, then test it using either tried and tested methods or new ones. Then they analyse and present their findings. These results are then tested by other scientists for validation, the more scientists who's results match, the more sure we are in the results. And that's science.
A subtle but effective motivator for me to continue dieting and exercising.
EDIT: And learning (which includes watching TED Ed videos lol)
So we have to take care of ourselves, not only for ourselves, but also for our future children.
I heard if you keep your thoughts happy and maintain stress well, it legit manipulates your cells to perform better, combat sickness, and live longer.
Notice the little things today and appreciate this small instance in time♥️
Facts just gotta stay positive. I also know forcing a smile will make you feel a little better too.
Dont forget to smile folks and if someones being a stick in the mud maybe they just need a smile too.
:)
Wow absolutely loved this. You made it so easy to undertand a complex term in 5 minutes. Thank you!!
this video taught me more than 3 weeks of college genetics
I have read and written a lot essays on topics which were related to epigentics and never has it so accurately simplified as was done in this videos.
So... Lamarck was a little right?
Science is going to get rewritten
Wow, what a video. Love the animation, content, graphics and the narration. Guys, Thank you so much!💐
So well explained! Thanks TED-Ed!! You guys are so awesome!
What an amazing explanation!!! Thank you so much!!🙏❤
Great video. Small thing that's wrong: methylation on the DNA stops transcription like you said, but methylation on histones (the things that cause the DNA tightening that you mentioned; the yellow ball thing) increases DNA "loosening" and increases transcription. So basically methylation can increase or decrease transcription. Biology is wild
I don't agree
Methylation actually inhibits transcription thus these genes remain silent
It's acetylation that actively loosens the coil allowing for easier expression of such traits
@ That’s right, acetylation does loosen the coils when when it’s on histones. Methylation can also loosens the coils when it’s on histones. And it can tighten it them too. It depends where it binds on the histone.
@@wadeambrose6351alright Chief I think I understand now 😅
It seems I've got a long way to go when it comes to molecular biology tho,but I'll keep going 👍
Perfect explanation and perfect Arabic translation. Thank you a lot.
Love the way they explain everything in so simple, understandable language making the listeners learn the topic with interest💕
As a biology-learner, this video is really helpful as a introductory lesson.
Thanks for the vid. I had the book "Epigenetics" by Joe Wallach on my reading list. this clip makes me want to read it even more. 👍👍👍
Ted ed illustration style as always so creative, expressive and inspiring
it would be interesting to see a video about the relationship between epigenetics and lamarckism.
And while we're at it, Baldwin effect
Great idea
it's truly amazing! thank you for all the hard work to make such easy understandable important videos!!
This video is perfect, so easy to understand. Thank you so much. :)
My, my, my! 'Props for excellent graphics' would be underappreciation. This. Was. Fantabulous!
I always admire Dr. Bruce Lipton in this matter.
This is getting me extra credit in biology. Thanks Ted Ed!
I added this video to watch later some time ago and now after watching I just realized it was positioned at 42 in the list. Coincidence I think not.
The more I learn about this subject the more fascinated I am by it
Why are some genes inhibited and others not?
POV: you are watching for school
Yesss uhhh biology 😅
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Yep haha
POV: You're watching for mental illness
nope
I think this was already know long time ago, and they are already changing people with the music, television and tons of things around us.
Elites have known this. That's why our food is full of toxic chemicals and the vaccine schedule has gone from 4 in the 1960s to 80 by the time a person is 18. Oh, let's not forget pharmaceutical companies in bed with government and corporations. Wake up people
Funny enough, tomorrow i will have a test about genetics and this video really helped me!
Great video! Epigenetics and epigenetic tests will be a key to increasing human life expectancy.
Emotions are chemical feedback, the end products of experiences we have in our external environment. SO as we react to a situation in our external environment that produces an emotion, the resulting internal chemistry can signal our genes to either turn on (up-regulating) or to turn off(down-regulating) the expression of the gene. The gene itself does not physically change- the expression of the gene changes, and that expression is what matters most because that is what affects our health and our lives.
You are awesome!
I wish you had loooooong detailed free epigenetics playlist ❤
Hello from biology class!
hello i’m from 7th hour 😢illinois 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Well summarized and informative
Thanks, was wondering about this, learned several things!
I'm from Brasil, and this video was easier to understand than my book in portuguese!
That flickering animation makes me crazy, although the topic is really interesting.
I like that tho also hia fter four years
@@Mark-Wilson Hi :) It's funny how someone replies to my comment and now I see it again and can't remember ever writing this comment
This answers so many questions I've had!
This effectively gives more weight to the nurture part in the nature vs. nurture debate. I also think a major part of growth is prenatal development, which sadly the person has no control over. Certain negative effects during that time can carry impressions as the child grows. They can only hope their mom was living responsibly while they grew inside her.
I used to think nuture is something you can always control but Nature is something you can’t but it wasn’t always the case. Sometimes you can’t control your environment and sometimes you can prevent genetic diseases from effecting you despite having the genes
...and also hope that mum doesn't abort him or her. Otherwise, it's 'end of the epigenetic story' for that little one!
This is why it’s important to do self-love acts as this helps to also heal your ancestors wounds.
"Why might one twin get heart disease at 55 while the other runs marathons in perfect health?"
I think you might have just answered your own question.
One of your best videos ever.
As I watched the video, one quote arose in my head: Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.
Lit
This comment is just proof that meme magic exists. Certainly a amazing breakthrough in the social decline of civilization.
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▶️ 2:40 genes + environment
(Nature + Nurture)
Thank you so much for this video! I LOVE genetics and I hope to pursue the study of genes/genetics in college. I find this specific topic very interesting. I cannot wait to see this field grow and expand in knowledge!! ^_^
they explain things so fast, how am I actually supposed to process and remember anything without having to go back many times to fully understand the topic, in seconds they will switch to different topics with only quick explanations.
damn, I love Biology
What’s missing at 2:50 is that thoughts can create chemical messengers that alter gene expression.
Really? I often think that i'm Useless,is this capable of changing my Gene expression
Peter D'Adamo wrote a book on this 8 years ago: The Genotype Diet
It's too good.
May God Bless you. ❤️
So evolution doesn't only happen through random mutations?
No, the environment we live in dictates if a mutation is beneficial or not. And if so, there is a bigger chance of that change surviving by being passed on to offspring.
And there is some anecdotal evidence that epigenetics might make it more likely that some traits that are expressed more might get preferential treatment when they pass on to offspring.
sexual selection also plays a part
Serah Wint I've always found hard to understand how evolution could work so well only though random mutations, like for example how some gorillas subspecies feet become more human like after only a couple thousand years having a less arboreal lives. I guess epigenetics have something to do with it.
enzobg2011
Probably yea. Another example are Europeans that changed skin pigmentation under just a few thousand years.
That's probably a clear example of epigenetics at work.
Epigenetics isn't evolution. Epigenetics is genetic expression of your genes controlled by altering cellular physiology. Epigenetics doesn't change the gene pool of your gametes.
This person's voice makes me feel like everything's gonna happen and we're smarter than we think we are
Could this partially explain why the children of alcoholics have a heighten risk of becoming alcoholics themselves?
Very nice video. This epigenetic traits that are carried during meiosis can change the evolutionary paradigm!
So far, no comments have been about the video -_-
Except the top ones??
None of the comments except all of them , right?
Sometimes, RUclips comments don't show up or load. Just refresh the page.
perfect presentation. thanks from Greece
It actually makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint. A species has a much greater chance of survival if its offspring can be influenced by the life experiences of its parents rather than just genes alone.
Evolution has never been proven. It has, though been disproven through the 2nd law of thermodynamics, irreducible complexity, etc.
A more accurate term would be.....ADAPTATION .
But it does not support the neo-Darwinian theory of random, accidental mutations as the source of all adaptation.
@@barbaraeastburn6848
Thanks for your input, Barbara.
Much appreciated.
Insightful and inspiring.
Anybody else watching this video for school?
Yes
I like this, good job, I finally understand this topic 😭
In case you want more entertaining videos on science check out this channel!
No these are very entertaining.
Ahhh, the Beast's comment
your explication is just amazing
Proud to be an Epigenetics scientist 😎
Did you forgive your past already Farhan?
Rosita Megchelenbrink what do you mean?
amazing .... nicely explained everything
since im black and Asian does that mean im blashian?
Im also Blasian!!!!
My shigga
+Chase Pennington
The "dark" side
wut he said ^^^^^
+justin bouche
:) ;)
Thanks!
Sincerely,
A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner student
Hey TED-Ed! So, for example, if someone goes through a horrible event it could be "remembered" by that person's children, like a child starved in a concentration camp has children preoccupied with food?
or children who don't need as much food
www.scientificamerican.com/article/descendants-of-holocaust-survivors-have-altered-stress-hormones/
quote:Yet it is still too early in our investigation into the epigenetics of
this complex stress-response system to know for sure whether these
molecular changes indicate any real-world risks or benefits. “If you are
looking for it all to be logical and fall into place perfectly, it
isn't going to yet,” Yehuda says. “We are just at the beginning of
understanding this.
Thanks stephen! I'll dig into that Scientific American article, this is GOLD. I've always suspected this and one other...Do you know anything about social groups producing a constant ratio of conservative and liberal personality types?
Simply explained ❤️
Why do i feel bitter about the fact that I already knew this? I want to act elite. That part of me is an ass, i guess.
That's ego for you. :P
Well you've got inner reflection going for you, so you're ahead of the game :)
And also, teach your peers the same. Knowledge is to be shared.and celebrated.
Not tryna be rude but I feel like less intelligent people tend to do this. This is because more intelligent people normally know things others know and so they don't really feel superior when they know something someone else doesn't lol
interesting, quick video, to point, filled w info. 👍
sounds like, Assassin's Creed isn't so far fetched xD
"Step into this genetic memory machine to discover that your ancestors.. ate unhealthily but did parkour exercise?"
LowestoftheDead
was just meant as a joke, man
actually its not a joke i believe some time in the future we may able to do that
@@ashiinsane90 when
Thank you for the good experience
Huggin' my way to a better genome!
This incredibly interesting and easy to understand
thanks
Im be spreading epigenetics
This guy be pull all da hoes
ted ed makes great videos how can you dislike them :
aquired characters can be transferred to germ cells. Wow.. so keep acquiring and maintaining the environment the way u want your progenies.
#karma parmo Dharma.
Apke karmon ka asar apki santaan PE bhi hoga ..
#srimad Bhagavad Gita ..
Amazing explanation!! Congratulation!!
I eat a lot of meat. Could that affect my genes, and could this affect my descendants?
Probably not
You're gonna be at a high risk of heart disease and cancer but your kids won't be affected
It could if your meat eating lead to alteration within the meiotic development of your gametes
I.e. - gaining mutations or having an abundance of recombinant DNA within your gametes.
To be fair, we don't know that yet.
But we have to act on the information we have and not what could be.
Awesome video, TedEd Rocks 😄🙏🏼🧬
Shut up
Help me my teacher has locked me up and is forcing me to watch dna videos help I miss my family please send help please
What can we do to help?
For those studying genetics, a very good description of epigenetics is: A change in phenotype without a change in genotype!
this only made me more confused
Great explanation
Yoo humans are lit wtfff how did we discover this omfg
So early. It makes me feel like one of those weirdos who wait around all day just to comment first!
it should
Early? Lol. I have 6:17 pm here now.
I think that when the bible says something like: "the sins of your parents will be passed to you and will remain even after the third generation" it is talking about epigenetics
Probably not, since aren't sins removed once the correct criteria are met? But your DNA stays the same.
I remember that! But was that in the Old testament? Cuz if it is then it would only remain true now if your sins and generational chains weren't broken or forgiven...which would only come from not repenting since through Jesus there is forgiveness of all sins right?
+DeoMachina When the Bible talks about sins being removed, it is talking about a person's relationship with God. That God doesn't hold their sin against them. But the physical consequences of sins can still remain.
Apledore
I could be wrong but I don't think the whole "relationship with a diety" thing is in the bible, I thought that was a new-fangled ideal?
+DeoMachina Read John 14 or Jeremiah 29:11. And that's just what immediately popped into my head. The idea of a relationship with God is not only in the Bible, it's the central focus.
Very easy understanding
i just looooove this video so much sike biology sucks
I agree
I used to think nuture is something you can always control but Nature is something you can’t but it wasn’t always the case. Sometimes you can’t control your environment and sometimes you can prevent genetic diseases from effecting you despite having the genes