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Preventing Skin Aging: Epigenetics-Targeted Antioxidants in Skincare

December 1, 2022

Oxidative stress and antioxidant interaction determine skin aging Oxidative stress damage of the skin, as a fundamental factor of aging, can occur early at birth and continue through one’s entire life. Skin oxidative damage results [more...]
Living in a dreamworld: What genetics (and epigenetics?) can tell us about lucid dreams

September 13, 2022
Racial Health Disparities Linked to Epigenetic Elements

February 15, 2022

Histone mimicry: How a SARS-CoV-2 protein functions as an H3 mimic to disrupt host cell epigenetic regulation

January 3, 2023

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first recognized at the beginning of 2020 and is responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The persistence of the virus has been partly accredited to its effective [more...]
m6A Editing: Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for Programmable RNA Modification

November 8, 2022
Accessing Histone PTMs: Insights Into the Methods Used for Their Assessment

September 27, 2022

Epigenetic Mechanism Found May Combat Cancer and Aging