Is it possible to change your genetics?

by Deane Alban. on February 18, 2016. Epigenetics is a relatively new branch of genetics that has been heralded as the most important biological discovery since DNA. Until recently, it was believed you were stuck with the genes you were born with. read more

You're stuck with whatever you've got. If you want lighter skin, you can try whatever Micheal Jackson did, but with current medicine, there's no way to just change it. And there is no altering your genetics to pass on to your children. They've only got the chances to get what you and your"other" have to choose from. read more

I can change your DNA quickly and easily, just using this vat of acid. But if you want to survive the process, it's a little more complicated. read more

Epigenetics is a relatively new branch of genetics that has been heralded as the most important biological discovery since DNA. Until recently, it was believed you were stuck with the genes you were born with. But now it's known that your genes get turned on and off and are expressed to greater or lesser degrees depending on lifestyle factors. read more

Getting back to your original question of whether we can change our own genetics, this has long been the promise of so-called gene therapy. In fact, making rational and directed changes to the genomes of sub-populations of cells in your body (e.g. your liver cells, bone cells, blood cells, your brain, etc.) for the purpose of improving health or curing disease is the very definition of gene therapy. read more

Best Answer: Epigenetic changes allow certain changes in the expression of genes, but you can't change your genetic code (unless you're willing to irradiate yourself and develop cancer). So lighter skin and eye colours are pretty much permanent. read more