Snuggled babies show lasting changes to their DNA
Close, physical contact — or the lack of it - at an early age may lead to lasting changes to the genes, suggest researchers...
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Epigenome
The total epigenetic (heritable, non-DNA-sequence based changes to gene expression) modifications that have been added to an organism's genome.
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Radio Review: The Secrets Inside Your Cells - Epigenetics, Trauma and Ancestry
The Human Genome Project, completed in April 2003, greatly improved our ability to study human health and disease. It also provided a deeper insight into our history and evolution as a species. Yet a recent episode of the 'Science Friction' radio show, pr
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Gene therapy 'reverses ageing' in mice
Gene therapy can reverse the effects of ageing in mice, researchers claim...
Epigenetic sperm test sheds light on male infertility
The US start-up Episona has produced an epigenetic sperm test, which it claims can determine whether sperm will produce 'good' or 'poor' quality embryos...
Vitamins A and C erase cell memory to create stem cells
Vitamins A and C help to convert adult cells into stem cells by performing a cell 'reset', erasing their epigenetic memory, a study has found...
Hispanic longevity linked to epigenetics
Researchers in the US have found that Hispanic individuals age slower than people from other ethnic backgrounds...
Event Review: The Francis Crick Prize Lecture 2015
If you'd like to learn more about epigenetics, or just watch a masterly science presenter at work, look to 2015 Francis Crick Prize winner Professor Rob Klose...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Epigenetic changes in sperm linked to obesity in offspring
Danish researchers have identified that weight gain and loss can result in different epigenetic markers in sperm, suggesting a possible explanation for why children of obese fathers are more prone to obesity themselves...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Obesity findings set precedent for GWAS research
Recent findings linking the FTO gene to adipose cell energy use not only revealed a molecular mechanism that contributes to obesity, but they are also an exemplar of how genome-wide association study findings can make the journey to clinical relevance...
Sperm DNA changes linked to autism
A study has found a link between DNA methylation levels in sperm and an increased risk of autism in children, indicating that epigenetic changes could explain why the disorder appears to run in families....