Maternal Care Causes Variation in Behavior and Gene Regulation in FemalesOctober 1, 2014Life experiences shape us in ways that are hard to imagine, whether it’s a catch-phrase from a favorite TV show slipping into our vocabulary ,or how much your mother licked you while you were child (We know that sounds weird for humans, but licking just happens to be a measure of maternal care in rodents). […]
MYC Sequestration Mitigates Cancer Risk in iPSC TherapiesSeptember 30, 2014Mention “sequestration” in the US and scientists cringe at the memories of past budget freezes. But recently, a talented team of researchers has put the term in a more positive light; by sequestering MYC proteins in iPSCs, they’ve helped mitigate cancer risks in regenerative medicine. Since their first development in 2006, induced pluripotent stem cells […]
Inheritance of Histone Mod Caught at Cell divisionSeptember 29, 2014Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance is one of our favorite topics, it’s done a great job of showing old school Mendelian inheritance who’s boss by creating the molecular complexity of complex traits. With phenotypes and exposures aplenty, the one thing that has been missing is catching the inheritance of an acquired epigenetic mark in the act. And that’s just what a […]
Transcription Factor Networking Predicts Histone ModsSeptember 22, 2014Computational networking is all the rage, not only can it help you keep track of your friends and colleagues but it can also reveal a surprising amount of information behind the regulation of gene expression. Now a computationally cutting edge team from the University of Edinburgh have found out how to use transcription factor binding patterns […]
Environmental enrichment stimulates neural 5hmC dynamicsSeptember 17, 2014Judging from the luxurious lifestyles of the rich and famous, it would seem there’s no denying the wonders of an enriched environment. Even at an epigenetic scale, enhancing your environment properly and with a bit of personal restraint leads to improvements in the brain aplenty, including learning and memory. A team from Emory University characterized the […]