1 The name epigenetics comes from the Greek prefix “epi”, which means on top of, or in addition to, genetics. 2 The collection of epigenetic marks in a cell or organism is known as its epigenome.

Conversely, when the researchers injected mice with no history of alcohol consumption with an epigenome-altering system that increased histone methylation and reduced Arc expression, the animals ...

MARCH 5, 2025 — A $2.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation will propel the work of a UTSA professor studying how ...

For instance, in normal, healthy mice, the agouti genes are kept in the "off" position by the epigenome, which attaches methyl groups to the corresponding regions of DNA, resulting in the DNA's ...

When Inequality Is More Than 'Skin-Deep': Social Status Leaves Traces in the Epigenome of Spotted Hyenas in Tanzania Mar. 28, 2024 — A research consortium provides evidence that social behavior ...

How can two mice sharing exactly the same DNA become so different? The answer lies in the epigenome, a kind of second genome that all animals have, including humans. The epigenome dictates which ...

Detecting all these cancer hallmarks — in the epigenome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome — is giving researchers more data to understand the disease. “Multi-omics data are offering ...

These results "provide further evidence that early life stress influences the paternal germline epigenome and supports a possible effect in modulating the development of the central nervous system ...

Decibel Bio, a plant biotechnology company building the world’s first crop epigenetic platform, emerged from stealth today with the announcement of an oversubscribed $12M financing round from ...

Research in Walker lab primarily focuses on molecular mechanisms of disease pathogenesis, primarily cancer, and includes studies exploring mechanisms underlying reproductive tract and kidney cancers, ...

Leading epigenome company Tune Therapeutics is proud to announce that veteran drug-development executive John McHutchison AO, ...