Methylation is a hot topic in the field of epigenetics whether it’s occurring on the cytosines of DNA or its… [ more ]
SCANning Single Molecules to Pinpoint Co-Occurrence of Epigenetic Marks
Posted April 24, 2013
Just because two people live on the same street doesn’t necessarily mean they live that close to each other or… [ more ]
RNA Methylation in lncRNAs Does XIST
Posted April 24, 2013
Building on work from the 1970s, the era of orange shag carpet and bell bottoms, researchers report that poly(A) RNA… [ more ]
5-hmC as a Cancer Diagnostic
Posted April 24, 2013
We’ve heard that DNA methylation can get messed up in cancer, but what about 5-hydroxymethylation (5-hmC)? In a recent report,… [ more ]
Guide: Getting Started with Genome-Wide 5-mC and 5-hmC Sequencing
Posted April 10, 2013
With recent advances in sample preparation, highthroughput sequencing, and bioinformatics, researchers looking to study DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation now have… [ more ]
