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.
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...
A new magnetic resonance imaging technique has allowed scientists to observe epigenetic changes in the brain.
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...
Identical twins carry a unique epigenetic signature on their DNA, providing potential clues as to how and why identical twinning occurs...
Researchers in Japan have successfully demonstrated the development of functional sperm cells that developed into fertile offspring from pluripotent embryonic stem cells, in mice...
Germline cells seem to reset their biological clocks around the time of embryo implantation, not when generating gametes, as previously thought...
Machine learning has been used to predict whether certain epigenetic changes are likely to lead to cancer...
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