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  1. everybody on
  2. our grace.
  3. And this is a project on vaping and epigenetic.
  4. Now to the introduction.
  5. What is epigenetic
  6. epigenetic says the study of how environmental
  7. factors affect the expression of your genes.
  8. Notice how I said it doesn't actually change your
  9. gene's but rather the way they read and expressed
  10. basically DNA is made up of proteins and
  11. these proteins decide the traits that organisms expressed.
  12. Not all of these proteins are expressed all the time however and
  13. they can change and be expressed differently due to environmental factors.
  14. Mhm.
  15. The four main types of epigenetic changes our DNA methylation,
  16. histone modification, chromatic structure and non coding RNA.
  17. DNA methylation is the addition of a methyl group to DNA proteins.
  18. Histone modification is when the DNA is coiled too tightly around the his stones.
  19. Chromatic structures can be altered to change the way genome's expressed
  20. and non coding RNA is when DNA is transcribed but not translated into proteins.
  21. All of these methods change the genome to be expressed differently.
  22. These methods are influenced by many environmental factors but one
  23. of the main causes in high schoolers is vaping.
  24. Vaping is one of the most common preventable environmental effects on your genome.
  25. But what is a Vape?
  26. The Vape is a type of electronic cigarette containing nicotine,
  27. ultra fine particles and flavorings that contain
  28. chemicals that can lead to lung cancer.
  29. Vaping in particular causes DNA methylation which leads to changes in
  30. your effigy nome causing changes such as sickness and disease.
  31. Next we will talk about D. N. A. And inheritance.
  32. So all the DNA we get comes from our parents.
  33. But the reason we don't look identical is because the way the
  34. environment and our genes are read are way different than theirs are.
  35. The younger we are, the more the environment affects us and as we get older
  36. the more our genes come into play.
  37. So some misconceptions about genes.
  38. So one misconception is that genes are the sole determinant of a tree. That is wrong.
  39. The environment has a lot of uh role in what we do with our
  40. Yeah
  41. only certain people have disease genes. That's also wrong. Everyone has
  42. quote disease genes. Just some people express them more than others.
  43. Okay
  44. so what is DNA methylation?
  45. So DNA methylation is when a methyl group attaches itself
  46. to a strain of DNA and turns off the gene
  47. keep in mind that gene is still there and can
  48. be expressed if the methyl group has taken off.
  49. But it is just silence for now.
  50. So now we're going to talk about the environment and DNA.
  51. Mhm.
  52. Okay
  53. believe it or not,
  54. the environment can have serious effects on your gene expression.
  55. It can change the proteins that become your physical traits,
  56. your choices and what you're exposed to.
  57. Can both play factors and higher DNA scan described one
  58. choice more and more young people are making is vaping.
  59. Studies show that vaping causes similar cancer causing changes to your D. N. A.
  60. That smoking does
  61. these changes can cause your DNA to malfunction
  62. in a study that was tested blood samples
  63. for chemical tags.
  64. It was found that vapers and smokers both
  65. had significant reductions in both chemical tags.
  66. The author said that these
  67. this is the first study to show that these
  68. changes can be detected in vapors blood just as smokers
  69. why it matters is raping is becoming more popular studies like
  70. this one find more and more health problems linked to it.
  71. Many people consider vaping safer than smoking and more
  72. than 25% of us high school students used E.
  73. Cigarettes according to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  74. As seen here,
  75. vaping can cause significant and even life threatening changes to your D.
  76. N. A. Similar to those of cigarettes
  77. now on to vaping and gene expression.
  78. So how can vaping change or alter your DNA
  79. first? It increases the chances of cancer.
  80. Secondhand breaks DNA strands and third it can
  81. have a long lasting effect on your Children.
  82. So first we're going to cover how it can increase the risks of cancer.
  83. D. N. A. Addict.
  84. Is when toxic chemicals break down pieces of DNA
  85. and attach themselves to the strands are D.
  86. N. A. Can fix these mutations on its own.
  87. But if the mutation survives when the cell divides it can lead to cancer.
  88. Next
  89. vaping can have lasting effects on your Children,
  90. exposure of mothers to nicotine and other components of Vape contents is
  91. recognized as a significant risk factor in the in the D.
  92. N. A. Future of generations.
  93. These DNA alterations increased signs of behavioral disorders
  94. including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or A.
  95. D. H. D.
  96. The cell mutation caused by the contents of apes have
  97. a high likelihood of being passed down to future generations.
  98. Finally, how to prevent vaping and teens,
  99. Given the popularity of e cigarettes amongst the youth of this generation,
  100. awareness must be raised for the damage they cause.
  101. So here's some ways to spread awareness
  102. post health messages and resources throughout the school.
  103. Talk to fellow students about the harms of
  104. nicotine and e cigarette use and resources to quit
  105. share resources to help parents talk to their kids
  106. the end.