Chromatrap®’s FFPE ChIP Kits Unlock Your Sample VaultJuly 18, 2016If you’re like many of the researchers we’ve met over the years, you’ve been hoarding some of your favorite Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) samples deep in the recesses of a nondescript lab freezer, just waiting to be investigated. We get it; traditionally FFPE samples have been successfully used to analyze RNA and DNA, but […]
Top Upcoming Epigenetics ConferencesJuly 14, 2016In today’s omic world databases are crucial, which is why always we keep our conference-ome up to date. Here’s a taste of what 2016 has left to offer for your next educational epigenetic excursion. EMBL’s Transcription and Chromatin (Heidelberg, Germany – Aug 27-30) Interested in transcription? Then this is the conference for you! This meeting […]
Top Upcoming Stem Cell ConferencesJuly 13, 2016Conferences are ideal places to hear insights from the leaders in your field, to watch the up-and-comers present their new and exciting visions, and to network with potential collaborators (i.e., drink and eat and have some fun!). To assist you with these endeavors, EpiGenie brings you the pick of the bunch: some of the most interesting stem […]
scAba-seq: Single-Cell, Genome-Wide, and Strand-Specific 5hmC SequencingJuly 6, 2016Usually, you don’t want your genome sequencing served up with a sugar coating; however, thanks to a clever a new 5hmC sequencing technique, we can indulge in some sweet single-cell and strand-specific insight. The study of 5hmC (5-Hydroxymethylcytosine) prevalence in DNA typically involves utilizing modified bisulfite sequencing, 5hmC specific antibodies, or restriction enzymes. Aba-seq makes […]
Epigenetic Assays Get Clinical: Comparison of DNA Methylation Assays and MoreJune 27, 2016Four new papers co-published by an international consortium demonstrate and further the clinical potential of epigenetic assays. The series of manuscripts was led by Christoph Bock (CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences) and Stephan Beck (University College London). Comparison of DNA Methylation Assays Suited for the Clinic While there […]