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The Anthropocene is the proposed name for the geologic epoch we live in today and refers to human impact on the planet’s ecosystems. Anthro is the Greek word for human and ‘cene’ means new. There are several areas that comprise the Anthropocene such as land use (e.g. human-made material now exceeds the natural biomass), climate

I’ve been learning about epigenetics lately and how it relates to the Anthropocene. Epigenetics processes affect plant and animal behavior through changes in genetic expression but not the underlying genetic markers. It’s a natural response to environmental factors as living things age, grow and evolve. What’s new is the extent of human impact affecting genetic