WhatIsEpigenetics

Transposase-Accessible Chromatin Assay for Fast and Sensitive Epigenomic Profiling

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a rapid and sensitive method for integrative epigenomic analysis called assay…

10 years ago

Accurately Telling the Age of Human Tissues and Cells by DNA Methylation Clock

External signs of the human body’s age can be given by wrinkles and graying hair. However, these signs may not…

11 years ago

Simple Blood Test of DNA Methylation Markers Promises Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer

The scientists at Johns Hopkins University used a genome-wide pharmacologic transcriptome approach to identify two novel cancer-specific DNA methylation markers…

11 years ago

New Technique Available to Measure m6A Levels for RNA Methylation Studies

Researchers at Epigentek recently developed a new and breakthrough approach to identify the "fifth base" of RNA, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) to…

11 years ago

Targeted DNA demethylation and activation of endogenous genes using programmable TALE-TET1 fusion proteins

The scientists at MIT describe an approach for efficient targeted demethylation of specific CpGs in human cells using fusions of…

11 years ago

A New Study Shows MicroRNA-26a Targets DNA Demethylation Enzymes

In their studies, the scientists at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope demonstrated that Ten eleven translocation (TET) enzymes…

11 years ago

“Post-Bisulfite” and Higher Sensitivity DNA Library Preparation Technology for Epigenetics-Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Analysis

Scientists at Epigentek developed a series of new products for DNA library preparation used in next generation sequencing analysis of…

11 years ago

Novel Assay to Probe the DNA Methylation State of Multiple Genomic Loci in Single Cells

The scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)  developed a novel…

11 years ago

New Study Shows Epigenetic Process Controls Cancer-Killing Cells

A new study from the scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) describes for the first time how natural…

11 years ago

Sequence-specific microscopic visualization of DNA methylation status at satellite repeats in individual cell nuclei and chromosomes

Scientists from Japan developed methylation-specific fluorescence in situ hybridization (MeFISH) for microscopic visualization of DNA methylation status at specific repeat…

11 years ago