Did you know that genes are passed down from parents to children, but how we make use of them is a matter of choice and an opportunity for a healthy life? That the condition of our skin and hair also depends on our parents’ heredity, but our habits today are just as decisive for our appearance? Prof. Milena Georgieva, a specialist in molecular biology and genetics, epigenetics, and modern biomedicine, sits down in front of our camera to reveal what we can “edit” in the “book of life” – our DNA, and what’s important to do today in order to pass healthier genes on to our future children.
A few words about Prof. Georgieva. She is the author of more than 100 scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals. She holds specializations in genetics and epigenetics from the Curie Institute and the University of Strasbourg, France. She specialized in the biology of aging at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Trieste, Italy. She works at the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at the Institute of Molecular Biology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Georgieva is a science communicator and a TED speaker.
Watch the conversation with her on our YouTube channel! Find out the answers to the questions “Which three questions should we ask our parents about their health so we can be healthier tomorrow?”, “What is the connection between epigenetics and immunity?”, “Why is it important to listen to our body?”.
