To Bee or Not to Bee Queen: The Role of Chromatin Structure in Honey Bee Caste DeterminationSeptember 2, 2018We’d all like to be queen for a day, but most of us weren’t born into royalty. In the honey bee world, your queen status is also determined pretty early on—only 96 hours after hatching. New research has uncovered more epigenetic modifications that determine who gets to be queen bee. And who better to study […]
Neurons Make the Most of m6A mRNA MethylationAugust 29, 2018Move over DNA methylation, take a seat histone modification, it’s time to make room for RNA methylation. When you think of the importance of epigenetics to brain function and cognition, you probably think of well characterized changes DNA methylation, histone marks, and ncRNA. Well you better make some room in your own neural networks, because […]
The Epididymosome’s Small ncRNA Payload is Critical to Sperm Maturation and Embryonic DevelopmentAugust 21, 2018A coming-of-age can be beautiful thing. Along with all the exciting responsibilities that accompany maturity comes a celebration in many cultures but perhaps most memorable to all who have been through one are the gifts. Now, it seems that sperm are no exception as during their maturation process they acquire the gift of small ncRNAs […]
What’s Your ChIP Sign? – Selecting the Right ChIP KitAugust 20, 2018The crew at Active Motif has been in the Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) game for quite a while now, and their clever R&D team cranks out an assortment of kits to meet the needs of all sorts of ChIP users out there. With seemingly as many ChIP choices available as there are signs of the Zodiac, […]
All-Access Pass: Mouse Chromatin Accessibility at the Single Cell LevelAugust 14, 2018An “all-access” pass to a concert might get you behind the scenes with the band, but as a scientist wouldn’t you rather go behind the scenes in a cell, and get the inside scoop on the regulation of gene expression? (No? Just us?) Fortunately, new research from the labs of Cole Trapnell and Jay Shendure […]