DNA is the hardware. Epigenetics is the software.
Your DNA holds the instructions your body can follow. Your epigenome decides which instructions are active right now — shaping how you respond to life, every day.
DNA is the hardware. Epigenetics is the software.
The hardware
Inherited from your parents. Largely fixed at birth. It contains every instruction your body can run — but it doesn't decide which programs are active.
CGAT·TAGC·GGAT·CCTA
The software
The chemical "on and off" switches layered on top of your DNA. They determine which genes express themselves and which stay silent — shaped by sleep, diet, stress, infection, toxins, trauma, and age.
···CH₃···CH₃·····CH₃·CH₃
The genes we inherit are a poor source of information for explaining how lifestyle and life events impact our health. The epigenome is far more helpful.
Traumatic events, exposure to toxic substances, infections, and the ways we live our lives all leave marks on our DNA. With our technology, we can map disease risks, predict biological age, and identify novel treatment targets — addressing the global need for future precision therapies.