Placental gene expression differs depending on the sex of the fetus
Gene expression in the placenta is different for male and female fetuses during the first trimester...
Gene expression in the placenta is different for male and female fetuses during the first trimester...
A map of DNA alterations in two regions of the developing human brain has been created...
Researchers have developed a tool they say can be used to predict mortality risk using DNA methylation data, from cheek cells rather than from blood...
The extra copy of chromosome 21 in individuals with Down's syndrome disrupts blood cell development during fetal growth, explaining their increased risk of developing leukaemia during childhood...
Award-winning and prolific science writer, Dr Philip Ball, offers a wide perspective in his latest book 'How Life Works'...
The downregulation of a normally protective gene drives pancreatic cancer growth and aggressiveness...
If you are looking for a break down of how epigenetics undermines the concept of nature vs nurture, this is the book for you...
A father's diet before conception influences the likelihood of their child developing metabolic diseases, including diabetes, due to changes in sperm RNA...
For the first time, human stem cells that were originally skin cells have been reprogrammed into early-stage sperm and egg precursors...
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
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