Summertime is here, and that means that we’ll all be spending more time outdoors and in the sun. But, while… [ more ]
Unscrambling Nucleosome-DNA Methylation Relations
Posted June 7, 2010
Like the age-old “chicken-or-the-egg” question, epigeneticists have wondered which comes first, nucleosome positioning or DNA methylation. One school of thought… [ more ]
Memories Saved By DNA Methylation
Posted June 7, 2010
The connection between memory and epigenetics has been has been a hot topic over the last couple of years. A… [ more ]
Carcinogens’ Link to DNA Methylation in Cancer May Be a Smoke Screen
Posted May 27, 2010
Smoking is clearly bad for you. If bad breath, hacking coughs and emphysema aren’t bad enough, there is always lung… [ more ]
Shining the Light on Retinal miRNA Regulation
Posted May 25, 2010
As any celebrity can tell you, lighting conditions can make a big difference. A new article in Cell shows that… [ more ]
