Question: what topics in science are you most intrested in?

Lauren Laing answered on 8 Mar 2016:

My favourite topic is most probably genetics! But more specifically something called epigenetics. Have you heard of epigenetics? This is basically the study of biological mechanisms that could switch genes on and off, or change the way in which they are expressed. Epigenetics is what makes us unique, for example, the differences we see between genetically identical twins. Epigenetics is influenced by the environment in which we live. I study this in fish; however I would love to study this in humans. It has been shown that some diseases can be influenced by epigenetics, and there is lots more research needed to understand more about this in humans!!