The biochemical process by which methyl groups are added to another chemical group or molecule. Methylation of DNA at specific locations in the sequence is a form of epigenetic regulation.
Gene silencing that causes Prader-Willi syndrome can be efficiently undone by using CRISPR-based epigenome editing, new research has revealed...
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
A new epigenomic blood test may distinguish between cancerous and benign ovarian tumours with greater accuracy than current tests...
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...
A simple test can identify those who will develop potentially dangerous cervical cell changes up to four years in advance...
Presenter, Dr Kat Arney, is in her element in this fascinating Genetics Unzipped episode on liquid biopsies...
Mechanisms leading to aneuploidy in embryos can start right from the first DNA duplication, a new study has shown...
Changes that occur to DNA that could cause IVF embryos to stop dividing have been identified...
Full-term mouse offspring were derived from single unfertilised eggs using targeted CRISPR/Cas9 epigenome editing...
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