TACh Method Unlocks Chromatin Accessibility in Clinical SamplesJune 28, 2012Biobanks store valuable clinical samples that could provide a wealth of information about health and disease, but the secrets contained in these samples have been tough to get at with current technologies. But now, NIH researchers report a rapid new method called Tissue Accessible Chromatin (TACh) that could unlock these precious samples for chromatin analyses. […]
DNMTs Determine Radiation Sensitivity of Cancer Stem CellsJune 27, 2012Radiation therapy usually works well against cancer, but some cells that survive the blast can divide and become unstable (cancerous) much later on, causing a relapse. Researchers initially thought that DNA hypomethylation was to blame for “delayed radiation-induced genomic instability,” but a new study in Epigenetics, August 2012 shows that, at least for embryonic stem […]
EMD Millipore AbSurance™ Histone Peptide Arrays: Insurance for Your AntibodiesJune 23, 2012It’s never a bad idea to insure the important things in life against disaster. Wouldn’t it be great if epigenetics researchers could do the same for an upcoming experiment? Although they aren’t exactly in the insurance game, EMD Millipore has designed the new AbSurance™ Histone Antibody Specificity Arrays to act as a protective policy against […]
Bring the Heat to Your Bisulfite Conversion with Zymo’s EZ DNA Methylation-Lightning™ KitsJune 22, 2012A few years ago, researchers performing bisulfite conversion in their DNA methylation studies had a nice break in their bench routine compliments of a 3-hour to overnight incubation during the conversion process. Well we’re sorry to inform you…but Zymo Research just introduced the DNA Methylation-Lightning™ Kit, which takes that incubation down to an hour. Great […]
NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program Data ResourceJune 18, 2012Last August, we shared with you some of the great new online resources being developed by the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program. Now, the latest issue of Epigenomics, has published an update of all the latest editions, tweaks and refinements they’ve made over the last year. The NIH Roadmap Reference Epigenome Mapping Consortium has created a […]
