Epigenetics Of Being Without Electricity For A Few Days
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 12:10
in Earth & Climate
Epigenetics has been used and abused in many ways - can it tell researchers that an expectant mother had no electricity for a few days?In January of 1998, what came to be called the North American Ice Storm of 1998 occurred. It knocked out power for days in cities and weeks in remote areas, impacting up to 4 million people. It was so worrisome that the government, concerned about panic among peaceful Canadians, deployed nearly 25 percent of its armed forces to keep peace in Quebec. read more