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ATAC-Me: An Epigenetic One-Two Combo Hits the Mark at Enhancers

February 16, 2020

There are many ways to “attack” a problem – head-on, from the side, with great care, or swiftly and suddenly, but as many a boxer may tell you, the classic one-two combo usually works a treat. Now, in a slugfest of a new study, a rambunctious rabble of ring-ready researchers recently hit the mark and […]

A Novel lncRNA Plays Cat and MAOs with Aggressive Behaviors

February 4, 2020

It’s the classic dilemma — do you eat that delectable morsel of cheese now or save it for later? If you tend to lack self-control, you might be at higher risk of impulsive or aggressive behavioral disorders, which have been linked to genes in the monoamine oxidase (MAO) family. A new study from the lab […]

Epigenetic Editing Makes the (Neuronal) Connection Between C11orf46 and Neurodevelopment

January 21, 2020

Whether it’s our personal of professional lives, we’re told time and time again that making the right connection is key. It turns out that that’s also true for our brains; making proper neuronal connections early is make or break. Altered neuronal connections can cause neurodevelopmental disorders. Often, these disorders are associated with mutations in genes […]

Retrotransposons LIT the Way for Genomic Imprinting During Evolution

January 9, 2020

It’s clear that humans and mice have taken very different evolutionary paths, but new research suggests that transcription from long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTRs), which are endogenous retroviral elements that can induce DNA methylation in oocytes, may have acted as guiding lights along the forks in the road. Besides the obvious differences in size, furriness, […]