Bruce Lipton (born October 21, 1944) is an American developmental biologist noted for his views on epigenetics.
In his book The Biology of Belief, he claims that beliefs control human biology rather than DNA and inheritance. Lipton's contentious claims have not received attention from mainstream scienceLipton received a B.A. in biology from C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in 1966 and a PhD in developmental biology from the University of Virginia in 1971. From 1973 to 1982, he taught anatomy at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, before joining St. George's University School of Medicine as a professor of anatomy for three years. Lipton has said that sometime in the 1980s, he rejected atheism and came to believe that the way cells function demonstrates the existence of God.
From 1987 to 1992, Lipton was involved in research at Pennsylvania State University and Stanford University Medical Center. Since 1993, he has been teaching in non-tenured positions at primarily alternative and chiropractic colleges and schools.
Lipton has received the 2009 Goi Peace Award
