More to Genes Than That: Designing Metaphors to Explain Epigenetics
This report presents "Signature Effect" as an explanatory metaphor that helps people reason about the scientific concept of epigenetics.
This report presents “Signature Effect” as an explanatory metaphor that helps people reason about the scientific concept of epigenetics and the implications of this science. Epigenetics is a key concept in the science of early childhood development and being able to translate this science adds an important piece to the core story of early childhood development. The report details the results of an iterative methodology undertaken to design and test an alternative metaphor for ‘gene expression.’