Epigenetics
Epigenetics: the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetics often refers to changes in a chromosome that affect gene activity and expression, but can also be used to describe any heritable phenotypic change that does not derive from a modification of the genome, such as prions. Such effects on cellular and physiological phenotypic traits may result from external or environmental factors, or be part of normal developmental program. The standard definition of epigenetics requires these alterations to be heritable, either in the progeny of cells or of organisms.
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FEB 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
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FEB 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
FEB 12, 2020
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2020
Microbiology
FEB 04, 2020
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Cancer
JAN 23, 2020
New research published in the journal Cancer Cell investigates the role of circular RNAs in the spread of melanoma. Melanoma is a particularly aggressive c...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 20, 2020
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to drug therapies....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Neuroscience
JAN 16, 2020
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb are more likely to develop attenti...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 03, 2020
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migraines with a drug used to ease blood p...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 29, 2019
While it's known that environmental factors influence the quality of sperm, researchers have found that diet can have a rapid impact on sperm....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 20, 2019
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome 21. Linked to delays in physical g...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 06, 2019
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and shorter faces. And humans are no differe...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 26, 2019
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease in their children rises....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2019
Cancer
NOV 22, 2019
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumor cells and plays a malicious role ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 19, 2019
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 17, 2019
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the change....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 16, 2019
Don’t like eating vegetables? Researchers from the University of Kentucky (UKY) have found that the reason why may be genetic. Humans carry two...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 14, 2019
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epigenetic alterations....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2019
Cancer
NOV 09, 2019
Flashback fifty years ago and many of the modern world’s inventions and discoveries would have been undreamed of – including using machines to ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 24, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 24, 2019
For a recovering alcoholic, walking past a familiar bar or attending social events are often challenging situations. In the past, stimuli such as the smell, sight, and sounds of a bar become...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 22, 2019
Technology
OCT 22, 2019
Machine learning is known for detecting patterns seen in complex data—such uniqueness has proven it roles in health and medicine. Now, researchers at...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 20, 2019
Cancer
OCT 20, 2019
New research published in the journal Genome Biology provide new information on genomic structural variation via DNA methylation and its connection to gene...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 16, 2019
This tool can aid in the diagnosis of developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 16, 2019
New research suggests that the effects of social adversity may linger on in DNA and negatively affect health later on. In a study conducted by the Universi...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
SEP 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 26, 2019
Dolphins, whales and porpoises are marine mammals; otherwise known as cetaceans. Although they live exclusively underwater nowadays, tens of millions of ye...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
SEP 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 26, 2019
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt their daily lives. Affecting be...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
SEP 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
SEP 21, 2019
Every cell type has to carefully control which genes are expressed, and new research has learned more about that process....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
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