Schizophrenia’s DNA Methylation FingerprintsApril 4, 2012By now, we’re all used to hearing about epigenetics in cancer or stem cell research, but its role in mental illness is still a pretty new concept. Understanding how exactly DNA methylation factors into schizophrenia may be a ways off, but new research promises to soon be able diagnose the condition through just a blood […]
Timeline for DNA Methylation in Mouse DevelopmentApril 4, 2012Not everyone is onboard with the new Facebook timeline, but here’s a timeline you can really get into. Researchers are reporting the first genome-scale, base-resolution timeline of DNA methylation in the mouse embryo, including an analysis of the DNA methylation of oocytes and sperm. To do this, the team analyzed mouse oocytes, sperm, zygotes, early […]
Webinar: Uncover Epigenetic Signatures Faster using SureSelectXT Human Methyl-SeqApril 3, 2012Agilent Technologies presented a Webinar back in March titled: Uncover Epigenetic Signatures Faster using SureSelectXT Human Methyl-Seq SureSelect is the most complete, flexible and proven Target Enrichment platform for Next Generation Sequencing. This presentation highlights features of the new SureSelect SureSelectXT Human Methyl-Seq kit including: • Reduced bias compared to existing Methylation methods • Comprehensive […]
Webinar: Global and Locus-Specific 5-hmC DetectionMarch 21, 2012New England Biolabs is hosting a free webinar titled: Global and locus specific 5-hydroxymethylcytosine detection and quantification Tues. March, 27th 2012 at 9am PDT It will discuss simple and quick enzymatic methods for global, as well as sequence-specific, determination of both DNA modifications throughout various genomes. T4 phage B-glucosyltransferase has emerged as the enzyme of […]
Nutritional Epigenetics: Eating For Two (Generations)March 20, 2012A new study on pigs (used as models for humans) suggests that what you eat could affect your grandchildren much later on. Pigs who ate a special “methyl” diet had “grandpigs” with different DNA methylation and gene expression patterns than the DNA methylation patterns in the control group. Sure, the findings could help researchers build […]
