The female brain is the diverse brain
Micrographic images of human X and Y chromosomes. Source: Jonathan Bailey, National Human Genome Research…
Browsing: gene expression
Association of polygenic risk score with multiple sclerosis susceptibility and phenotype in Europeans
This article was originally published here Brain. March 7, 2022: awac092. doi:10.1093/brain/awac092. Online ahead of…
Tel Aviv University researchers use worms to
image: Hermaphrodites of the nematode C. elegans after mating with a male. The male’s sperm…
Epigenetic effects of pollution persist for several generations in water fleas
A new study by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown that the effects…
Stressed worms use epigenetic inheritance to produce more sexually attractive offspring
Sexual reproduction allows organisms to mix their genes and develop new adaptations to survive in…
How liquid-like protein droplets collectively read DNA regions to turn on genes
Life begins with a cell. When an organism develops, the dividing cells specialize to form…
Identification of putative essential protein domains from high-density transposon insertion sequencing
1.van Opijnen, T., Bodi, KL, and Camilli, A. Tn-seq: high-throughput parallel sequencing for fitness and…
In Down Syndrome cells, genome-wide disruptions mimic a senescence-like state – points to potential treatment
Neural progenitor cells with the typical number of chromosomes show significant outward migration in culture…
Genome-wide disturbances in Down syndrome cells mimic a senescence-like state | MIT News
In Down syndrome, the third copy of chromosome 21 causes a reorganization of the 3D…
Genome-wide disturbances in Down syndrome cells mimic senescence-like state
In Down syndrome, the third copy of chromosome 21 causes a reorganization of the 3D…
Chromosomes take their fate in hand when the micronucleus breaks down
In the sacred cell walls, conflict simmers; a tenuous peace, and perhaps its very survival,…
Volumetric compression develops single-cell noise-induced heterogeneity
ImportanceTumor heterogeneity is largely attributed to imperfection of DNA replication. However, little is known about…
Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Epigenetically Turn Genes On or Off
Since the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, targeting DNA more precisely for gene editing has…
Helpless female elephants: epigenetics for beginners
During Mozambique’s 20-year civil war, due to intensive poaching, African elephant populations in Gorongosa National…
Are rapidly proliferating cells epigenetically malleable?
Fig 1. Experimental design. Upper part: a schematic representation of the embryonic development of Xenopus…
Mice that survive infection transmit stronger immunity
MIce that recovers from infection can impart stronger immunity to their future puppies, according to…
Eight Penn researchers receive 2021 NIH Director’s Awards
The The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded grants to researchers at the University of…
Penn Medicine researchers receive prestigious 2021 NIH Director’s Awards
PHILADELPHIA – The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to researchers at the Perelman…
Ambitious unicorn hopes to improve DNA analysis
October 2, 2021gENETICISTS LIKE compare the progress of their field with the breakneck speed of…
Men’s role in conception and baby’s health is bigger than previously believed
Healthy mom, healthy baby. Few would say that an expectant mother has the primary role…
New cohort of HHMI investigators announced
TThirty-three American scientists are joining the ranks of researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute,…
DNA methylation influences the replication and organization of the genome
MMost cancer cells have much less methylated genomes than those of normal cells, but whether…
New images reveal 3D chromatin organization in living cell nuclei
Chromatin is a substance inside a chromosome made up of DNA and proteins. The main…
Newly banned common insecticide, study finds development of obesity and related diseases
(Beyond pesticides, September 2, 2021) A study from McMaster University (Canada) shows that exposure to…
Study of structural variants in cocoa genomes gives clues to plant diversity
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa .– An exhaustive and careful comparison of the genomes of several strains…
Genome-wide analysis of HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase gene family in Solanum lycopersicum
1. Craig, A., Ewan, R., Mesmar, J., Gudipati, V. & Sadanandom, A. E3 ubiquitin ligases…
Genotype versus phenotype
The characteristics of an organism emerge through complex interactions between its genetic makeup and the…
Without genetic variation, invasive asexual species must find other ways to adapt
July 30 (UPI) – All-female, invasive weevils transmit epigenetic changes to their offspring, helping them…
Scientists study how selective mating in nematodes can lead to permanent epigenetic changes
If the study of epigenetics has taught us anything, it’s that we can no longer…
NASA Scientist Has Already Altered Human DNA To Help Us Survive On Other Planets
Space: NASA scientist has already modified human DNA to help us survive on other planets…
Experiments can cause hereditary changes in an animal’s biology
Evidence suggests that what happens over the course of a generation – diet, exposure to…
Scientists find mating can cause epigenetic changes that last for 300 generations
UMD researchers have found that the same gene to express a red fluorescent protein is…
Mating can turn off a single gene for multiple generations, study finds
Evidence suggests that what happens in a generation – diet, exposure to toxins, trauma, fear…
MSK scientists reveal biology of shape-change lung cancer
When a person with lung cancer stops responding to a particular drug treatment, one possible…
New frontiers offering hair analysis for optimal health
Robin Clifton performs live cell and hair analysis at New Frontiers. By Pamela Dozois Contributing…
How information beyond the genetic sequence is encoded in plant sperm – sciencedaily
Hereditary information is passed from parents to offspring in genetic code, DNA and epigenetically through…
Dovetail Genomics Announces New Capture Hi-C Targeted Enrichment Panels
SCOTTS VALLEY, California, June 16, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Dovetail Genomics, the industry leader…
Fish from toxic water transmit epigenetic mutations to their freshwater offspring
You can take a fish out of toxic water, but its epigenetic mutations will persist…
Fish adapted to toxins transmit epigenetic mutations to their freshwater offspring
Fish Poecilia mexicana also known as the Atlantic Molly. Credit: Michael Tobler You can take…
Mysterious protein turns human DNA into different shapes
The differences between humans DNA and mosquito DNA is not limited to the arrangement of…
Only two interchangeable ways of folding genomes into nuclei
How precisely genomes ranging from a few million to billions of base pairs, several meters…
Prince Harry says ‘pain and suffering’ is in his DNA, the science of it
Prince Harry has said he wants to break the cycle of “genetic pain and suffering”…
Scientists Develop CRISPRoff to Control Gene Expression Using Hereditary Epigenetic Memory
Scientists led by a team at the Whitehead Institute have developed a new gene-editing technology,…
In fish, stressful parental experiences influence offspring behavior via epigenetic changes
The research brief is a brief overview of interesting academic work. The big idea Parents…
How the sperm are remembered | Writing
It has long been known that the DNA of a parent is the primary determinant…
Yeast study provides insight into longstanding evolutionary debate
Over the past two decades, researchers have shown that the biological traits of species and…
Can you transmit genetic changes from your environment?
Epigenetics is the study of physical changes in gene expression that do not alter the…
Epigenetics: inheritance of epigenetic markers
Credit: public domain CC0 A study by an international team led by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU)…