DNA: a double-stranded molecule that carries a cell's genetic information and is found in the cells of all living organisms. Chromosome: A tightly coiled macromolecule of DNA and its associated ...

You have often heard “You are what you eat,” but according to research from Baylor College of Medicine, the new phrase could be “You are what you are exposed to.” New research shows that, in animal ...

Many epigenetic approaches contribute to our understanding of gene regulation and cell identity. By pursuing these epigenetic approaches, different levels of functionality can be proven for epigenomic ...

Research on the genomes of Pygmy hunter-gatherer populations and Bantu farmers in Central Africa has shown for the first time that our habitat and lifestyle can have an impact on our epigenome -- the ...

A large, multi-institutional research team has published a sweeping analysis of how genes are turned on and off to direct early human development. A large, multi-institutional research team involved ...

Technologies developed for genome editing are repurposed to study functions of chromatin modifications. Genome editing technology has relied on a handful of DNA-binding proteins, primarily TALEs and ...

Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body's epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests. The epigenome functions like a set of switches, activating or deactivating genes to change how ...

In Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte’s lab at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, the health of mutant mice suffering from kidney disease, muscular dystrophy, or diabetes improved after the ...