Epigenetics
The selfish gene debate: The power of stories in science and society
Science writer David Dobbs wrote an article late last year calling for a new narrative to help us understand evolution ...
Chemotherapy induces long-lasting epigenetic changes in blood cells
Many breast cancer survivors experience fatigue and other debilitating symptoms that persist months to years after their course of treatment ...
Multiplex babies? New wrinkle on ‘new eugenics’ and the debate over 3-parent IVF babies
While the debate rages on about 3-parents IVF, there is already talk about an even more radical procedure: babies made ...
Was Lamarck right? Epigenetic research suggests we might inherit learned traits. But how?
It seems almost certain that epigenetic effects -- an annotation to DNA that changes how genes are expressed -- can ...
Video: When it comes to sports success, genes matter most
David Epstein, author of "The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance" discusses the ways that human biological ...
Genetic odd couple: Humans traveling with (friendly?) infection-causing African bacteria for 100,000 years
Helicobacter pylori, which causes ulcers and stomach cancer, maybe the oldest our oldest bacterial infection: genetic studies suggest it came ...
Genetic switch controls muscles aging
It is a sad fact that old age brings diseases. Many may not be life-threatening, but they make life less ...
Brain science pioneer shifts focus of NIMH to basic neuroscience and genetics
Drain science pioneer Dr. Thomas R. Insel, now director of the National Institute of Mental Health, has sharply shifted the ...
Ouch! Epigenetic changes dial your pain threshold up or down
If you flinch where others merely frown, you might want to take a look at your lifestyle. That's because environmental ...
Epigenetic changes up your cancer risk as you age
Researchers from the NIH say they have demonstrated that a subset of human genomic sites that become increasingly methylated with ...
Epigenetic changes needed to regenerate nerves
To regenerate after injury, a nerve cell must turn on gene programs that have been silenced since development. Epigenetic modifications, ...
Baby genes reflect mom’s stress
Stress can affect a baby’s genes even before a mother conceives, research suggests. An Israeli study suggested that women under ...
New technologies demand update to ethics on future genetic testing
As prenatal testing continues to advance, expectant parents are presented with more genetic information than ever before. But how should ...
Why are some children less prone to obesity? Epigenetics may offer clues
Recent studies on epigenetic inheritance are changing the way scientists view our biology, particularly for inherited factors like obesity or ...
Can we inherit fear of a smell? The latest on transgenerational epigenetics
Can humans inherit the experience of fear? Male mice trained to fear a particular harmless smell before they sire offspring ...
Do animals inherit basic memories through sperm, epigenetics?
New research from scientists at Emory University suggests that mice inherit specific smell memories from their fathers, even when the offspring have ...
Researchers extend human epigenomic map, possibilities of personalized medicine
Harvard University scientists have extended our knowledge of human epigenomics, which could lead to a breakthrough in personalized medicine and ...
Gene defect ‘switched off’ in human tissue
Scientists have for the first time been able to switch on and off the effects of a genetic disease, myotonic dystrophy, ...
The biology of identity
Are your talents, traits, and insecurities so deeply embedded in your genes that they’re basically inevitable? ...
Genetic markers predict postpartum depression
The following is an edited excerpt. Researchers say that pregnant women may soon be able to take a blood test ...
Economic recession can effect your genes
New insights into how genes are triggered in times of stress suggest that we should be paying attention to the ...
The “junk” in your genetic trunk isn’t junk at all
The non-coding or ‘junk’ regions can help switch genes on or off which, in turn, influences whether a cell makes ...
Identical twins may not be quite so identical
Identical twins may not be so identical after all. Even though identical twins supposedly share all of their DNA, they ...
How to make stem cells: Nuclear reprogramming moves a step forward
The idea of taking a mature cell and removing its identity (nuclear reprogramming) so that it can then become any ...
Scientists cracking the epigenetic code
A team of researchers at The Australian National University is one step closer to better understanding how organisms function after ...
Researchers unravel the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Researchers of the University of Oviedo have contributed to decipher the first epigenomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Professor of Biochemistry ...
Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress
A University of British Columbia and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) study has revealed that childhood poverty, stress ...