Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

DNA methylation and epigenetic modifications play pivotal roles in the initiation and progression of esophageal cancer, encompassing both squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Methyl groups ...

This Brush Up is sponsored by Cayman Chemical. Learn more about chemical inhibitors of histone modification. Histone modification affects how tightly DNA wraps around histone proteins, yielding ...

The specialized chromatin structure at telomeres protects the linear ends of chromosomes from DNA surveillance machineries. Here, we demonstrate that circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from plasma can ...

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there are things beyond the DNA sequence,” says Xiaoqi Feng, a plant geneticist at ...

Certain epigenetic modifications can directly control how genetic material is packed in the nucleus, RIKEN researchers have shown. This has important implications for our understanding of how genes ...

The team of Professor Christof Niehrs at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, has discovered that a DNA modification called 5-formylcytosine (5fC) functions as an activating ...

Newswise — The Human Genome Project changed everything. A map of the entire human sequence of DNA was the starting point for an enormous number of discoveries, from disease genes to how humans evolved ...

The Scientific Potential Hidden Behind the 'Delicious Temptation' of ChocolateWarm cocoa enjoyed during a casual break or bitter dark chocolate. These are familiar comfort foods for us, but recent cut ...

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...