Big DNA Methylation Changes in Little TikesFebruary 7, 2012Kids grow and change so fast. One day, they’re learning to walk. The next day, they’re Twittering and texting while driving your car. In the first study to analyze age-related DNA methylation (DNAm) changes in pediatric blood samples, an all-star cast of researchers out of Emory University now report that DNAm changes more rapidly during […]
Webinar: Developmental Stressors and Epigenetics – Perinatal Environmental Exposures and Life Course Health Effects with Dr. Dana DolinoyFebruary 3, 2012Dr. Dana Dolinoy discusses how environmental exposures during early development can have a big impact on our epigenomes in the recorded webinar. This webinar is brought to you with support from Porvair Filtration Group. Check out their line of innovative ChIP kits and reagents at chromatrap.com Abstract Environmental exposures during early development and other critical […]
EpiGenie Reviews RNA and the Regulation of Gene ExpressionFebruary 1, 2012The concept of gene regulation by RNAs wasn’t always as well accepted as it is today, and even now some view the idea as controversial. The text RNA and the Regulation of Gene Expression, edited by Kevin Morris, explores the evidence that has convinced many top researchers of the important roles that RNAs have in […]
Assisted Reproduction Treatments May Cause Imprinting ProblemsJanuary 26, 2012These days, there is more than one way to make a baby. Unfortunately though, the newer ways still don’t have things down to a science yet. Assisted reproduction treatments (or technology, known as ART) are clinical procedures designed to help patients with fertility issues get pregnant. But reports have documented a rise in cases of […]
5-hmC Stability a Mixed Bag in Neural Development and AgingJanuary 25, 2012Just like tweets about the U.S. Presidential race, updates on the function of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) keep pouring in. For a while, no one really knew what the mod did, but new reports find that while some 5-hmC marks are stable, and others are dynamic, both may be critical for neural development right after birth and […]
