A breakthrough genome-editing technique known as CRISPR has been shown by MIT biological engineers to disrupt a single parasite gene…
Although kidney stones are common and often cause excruciating pain, there are few options for treatment and a surprising lack…
Stress affects everyone differently – some people perform well and can adapt under stress but for others it can be…
Researchers from Rush University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) conducted a study recently demonstrating how an epigenetic…
A study led by a team of researchers at the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta…
New evidence supports the epigenetic mechanism by which acquired traits may be inherited. The research found that cells silence genes…
A new study offers an epigenetic explanation as to why some people are more reactive to stress or more vulnerable…
A new single-cell bisulfite sequencing (scBS-seq) technique that can advance epigenetic experiments has been developed by researchers from BSRC-funded Babraham…
Over the past decade significant advances have been made in methylation profiling technology allowing for highly specific and accurate information…
A child is at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and obesity if his or her mother was…