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Of Mice and Men: Human DNA Methylation Arrays for Both
Usually when you hear about translational research it involves taking findings from mice and applying them to humans. But Dr. Richard Saffery’s group from the University of Melbourne, apparently … [Read More...]
Bullying and Epigenetics: Stick, Stones, and Epigenomes
Stress. We all know it’s not good for you. About a decade ago, Dr. Michael Meaney’s and Dr. Moshe Szyf’s research group from McGill University made some pioneering breakthroughs in the field … [Read More...]
The Future of lncRNAs with Dr. John Rinn
Dr. John L. Rinn from Harvard University and the Broad Institute (Harvard and MIT) is a prominent researcher in long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and agreed to sit down and discuss his perspective on the … [Read More...]
Dissolving the Layers in Genetics and Epigenetics with Dr. Adrian Bird
Dr. Adrian Bird discusses the dissolving barrier between genetics and epigenetics and why he's cautious about linking epigenetics in heredity. Dissolving the Layers in Genetics and … [Read More...]
microRNAs Up Their Game: They Regulate Other microRNAs in the Heart
Just when you think you've got a handle on microRNAs, they go and up their game—regulating other microRNAs to produce large effects. To be accurate, they've been doing this all along, but now a … [Read More...]
Dynamic RNA Methylation Emerges as New Player in the Epigenetic Landscape
Methylation is a hot topic in the field of epigenetics whether it’s occurring on the cytosines of DNA or its histone protein friends. With a relatively well-known set of enzymes, methylation marks … [Read More...]
SCANning Single Molecules to Pinpoint Co-Occurrence of Epigenetic Marks
Just because two people live on the same street doesn’t necessarily mean they live that close to each other or in the same house, yet that’s what you often have to assume when using ChIP to detect … [Read More...]
Epigenetics of Cancer Timeline
Epigenetic mechanisms have been studied in cancer for decades. Unfortunately, we haven't been around that long, but check out these great articles that capture the recent history of epigenetic … [Read More...]
The Rise of lncRNAs Timeline
Long non-coding RNAs, also known as lncRNAs, are gaining a truck load of momentum in the field of the epigenetics. Here we highlight the hottest research, methods papers, and the occasional interview … [Read More...]
Epigenetics in Stem Cells Timeline
Epigenetics and stem cells go hand in pipette. These two research areas have seen explosive growth so we thought we'd highlight some of our favorite highlights. … [Read More...]
The Future of lncRNAs with Dr. John Rinn
Dr. John L. Rinn from Harvard University and the Broad Institute (Harvard and MIT) is a prominent researcher in long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and agreed to sit down and discuss his perspective on the … [Read More...]
Looking Under the Hood of Gene Regulation with Dr. Steven Henikoff
Dr. Henikoff discusses the next phase in gene regulation research, establishing causality in the gene expression flow and who the key players are. Looking Under the Hood of Gene … [Read More...]
Epigenetic Mechanisms in Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to related neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficits in reciprocal communication and social interactions, coupled with restricted and repetitive … [Read More...]
Guide: Getting Started with Genome-Wide 5-mC and 5-hmC Sequencing
With recent advances in sample preparation, highthroughput sequencing, and bioinformatics, researchers looking to study DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation now have several options for … [Read More...]
Of Mice and Men: Human DNA Methylation Arrays for Both
Usually when you hear about translational research it involves taking findings from mice and applying them to humans. But Dr. Richard Saffery’s group from the University of Melbourne, apparently … [Read More...]
SCANning Single Molecules to Pinpoint Co-Occurrence of Epigenetic Marks
Just because two people live on the same street doesn’t necessarily mean they live that close to each other or in the same house, yet that’s what you often have to assume when using ChIP to detect … [Read More...]
Genome Editing with the CRISPR/Cas System in Zebrafish
CRISPR/Cas is getting a lot of attention lately as a way to insert or delete genomic sequences in mammalian cells, but what about in model organisms? A new paper now shows that it works well in … [Read More...]
MethylEdge™: Bisulfite Conversion without Fragmentation
Bisulfite conversion kits for DNA methylation studies are notorious for causing high levels of sample DNA fragmentation. What a pain. You may as well be flushing a portion of your hard-won samples … [Read More...]
HpaII and MspI Strike Again in 5hmC Sequencing with HMST-Seq
It’s hard to tell some things apart—for instance, with her new haircut, Miley Cyrus could almost be mistaken for Pink. Well, almost. Anyhow, if you’re trying to tell 5-methylcytosines (5-mCs) … [Read More...]
Engineering (Epi)Genomes with CRISPR-Cas
To really figure out what genes really do, you gotta get in there and get your hands dirty. That usually means deleting or modifying genes, or other regulatory regions. In a recent “Research … [Read More...]
Guide: Peak Calling for ChIP-Seq
Chromatin-immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) is the most widely used technique for analyzing Protein:DNA interactions. Very briefly, cells are cross-linked, fragmented and immunoprecipitated … [Read More...]
