Epigenetics is often defined as the study of heritable changes that occur without a change in the actual DNA sequences. It has been shown that associated DNA proteins, called histones, are altered by ...
At first, it was just a premonitory tremor: the piecing together of a rudimentary whole human genome in 2001. Then, just two years later, came an earth-shaking eruption: the completion of the Human ...
DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...
DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a severe form of DNA damage that can disrupt essential chromatin-based processes. Among them, DNA–histone cross-links (DHCs) occur frequently within ...
Rapid advancements in biotechnology could have massive implications for public health and the global economy. Ryan Morhard, director of policy and partnerships at Ginkgo Bioworks, outlines how global ...
As one of the inventors of next-generation DNA sequencing, Sir Shankar Balasubramanian could claim to be responsible for a revolution in the life sciences. Balasubramanian and chemist David Klenerman, ...
The world’s first traceability toolkit and global database of marine turtle DNA - ShellBank, was launched today at CITES CoP19. Panama City, 23 November 2022 -- The world’s first traceability toolkit ...
LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancestry®, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced it has expanded AncestryDNA® to 54 new markets across North America, South America, ...
Many studies have examined variation in nuclear DNA content across environmental gradients. However, these studies have often produced conflicting results. We speculated that the conflicting ...