The total epigenetic (heritable, non-DNA-sequence based changes to gene expression) modifications that have been added to an organism's genome.
A blood test taken in the first trimester of pregnancy to measure cell-free DNA methylation can help to predict the risk of preterm pre-eclampsia...
Two potential new treatments for Alzheimer's disease using the CRISPR genome editing approach have been reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands...
Cambridge researchers have mapped out a detailed trajectory of human placental development and described its interaction with the maternal uterus...
A simple test can identify those who will develop potentially dangerous cervical cell changes up to four years in advance...
Researchers have developed a simple test that could be used to screen women with suspected endometrial cancer and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic methods...
Unrelated people who look alike are likely to share similarities in their DNA, and even some behaviours, researchers report...
Egg cells are kept in a form of stasis from when they are first formed in the fetus until they mature in adulthood, by a protein which regulates transcription, a new study in mice has shown...
Nearly two decades after the initial release of the human genome sequence, scientists have published the first gap-less, complete sequence...
The Progress Educational Trust recently arranged a lineup of key figures at the vanguard of different aspects of genome editing, who, during the event, canvassed their opinions and current research...
Cells in cervical smear test samples could be used as an indicator for breast and ovarian cancer, and show promise as tools for monitoring cancer risk...
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