Szyf (Moshe Szyf)

Moshe Szyf is a scientist who studies how our environment influences gene activity without changing our DNA sequence. His research focuses on epigenetics—how factors like stress, nutrition, or exposure to toxins can modify gene expression through chemical tags on DNA or associated proteins. These modifications can affect health, development, and disease risk, and may even be inherited across generations. Szyf's work aims to understand these processes to develop better ways to prevent and treat illnesses by targeting epigenetic mechanisms. His insights help explain how lifestyle and environment shape our biological functions beyond our genetic code.