MBD-SNP Analysis Shows that Prostate Cancer is PersonalJanuary 28, 2013These days, everyone wants to stand out. Just look at Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj—in fact, you can’t not look at them. It turns out that metastatic prostate cancer tumors also stand out from patient to patient, as long as you know where to look. A team of Johns Hopkins researchers used methyl-binding enrichment and […]
Top Epigenetics and Non-Coding RNA Conferences for MarchJanuary 23, 2013Although it’s warm and sunny at EpiGenie’s headquarters, we know that most of the northern hemisphere is counting the days to spring. Researchers hungry for great epigenetics and ncRNA conferences also have a lot to look forward to with an impressive line up of conference options kicking off in March. We’ve been paralyzed trying to […]
DNA Methylation Map Based on Data from 82 Human Cell Lines and TissuesJanuary 21, 2013Christmas has come and gone, but the ENCODE Project is the gift that keeps on giving. Using samples and data from ENCODE (in combo with their own data), researchers have come up with a single-base resolution map of DNA methylation across 82 human cell lines and tissues, including many cancers. With the ever increasing DNA methylation data […]
Visualize Histone Modifications in Single Cells? Yes You Can.January 18, 2013ChIP has been a dear friend to researchers studying histone modifications for years. But, just like most friends, it has its imperfections too, particularly when it comes to sensitivity. On its best day ChIP is about as sensitive as Mr. Trump and just like The Donald, it can be temperamental. So we were excited to […]
mRNA Alternative Polyadenylation Lifestyles Comes into FocusJanuary 17, 2013As the only epigenetics media group based out of southern California, we’ve learned to be very accepting of alternative lifestyles, which is why this method caught our eye. mRNA are a diverse bunch, with all kinds of alternative polyadenylation that can affect their cellular localization and stability. RNA Seq has enabled unprecedented glimpses into the transcriptome, but […]
