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EPIGENETICS IS A RELATIVELY NEW BRANCH OF GENETICS WHICH IS CALLED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES SINCE THE DNA WAS DECODED, AS IT PROMISES TO TURN OUR LIVES AROUND AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF OUR DESCENDANTS. PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE GENETIC CODE WITH WHICH WE ARE BORN DETERMINES OUR ENTIRE EXISTENCE. BUT NOW IT IS KNOWN THAT WE CAN CONTROL GENES: "TURN ON" OR "TURN OFF" THEM BY VARIOUS FACTORS, SUCH AS LIFESTYLE OR THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS MEANS THAT GENETICS DOES NOT PREDETERMINE OUR HEALTH STATUS OR LIFE EXPECTANCY – WE "PUSH THE BUTTONS" OF GENETIC CHANGES AND THEREBY CONTROL OUR FUTURE DESTINY.