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Top Epigenetics and Non-Coding RNA Conferences for March

January 23, 2013

Although it’s warm and sunny at EpiGenie’s headquarters, we know that most of the northern hemisphere is counting the days to spring. Researchers hungry for great epigenetics and ncRNA conferences also have a lot to look forward to with an impressive line up of conference options kicking off in March. We’ve been paralyzed trying to […]

DNA Methylation Map Based on Data from 82 Human Cell Lines and Tissues

January 21, 2013

Christmas has come and gone, but the ENCODE Project is the gift that keeps on giving. Using samples and data from ENCODE (in combo with their own data), researchers have come up with a single-base resolution map of DNA methylation across 82 human cell lines and tissues, including many cancers. With the ever increasing DNA methylation data […]

Visualize Histone Modifications in Single Cells? Yes You Can.

January 18, 2013

ChIP has been a dear friend to researchers studying histone modifications for years. But, just like most friends, it has its imperfections too, particularly when it comes to sensitivity. On its best day ChIP is about as sensitive as Mr. Trump and just like The Donald, it can be temperamental. So we were excited to […]

mRNA Alternative Polyadenylation Lifestyles Comes into Focus

January 17, 2013

As the only epigenetics media group based out of southern California, we’ve learned to be very accepting of alternative lifestyles, which is why this method caught our eye. mRNA are a diverse bunch, with all kinds of alternative polyadenylation that can affect their cellular localization and stability. RNA Seq has enabled unprecedented glimpses into the transcriptome, but […]

Making Sense of the Grade: ChIP Validation Terminology

January 17, 2013

Antibody vendors have been hard at work to offer antibodies that are suitable for applications like ChIP. Usually these antibodies have been used successfully in peer-reviewed publications. In many cases they’ve been validated internally by an R&D team, and in some cases, each lot may be validated to work in ChIP applications. The tricky part […]

MeCP2 Puts 5hmC in a Bind in Active Neuronal Genes

January 7, 2013

A good actor can play very different roles and still make you believe in the character. For example, who knew Wolverine could emote and sing, like Hugh Jackman does in Les Misérables? Just the same, it turns out that MeCP2, a protein thought to repress transcription by binding to 5mC (5-methylcytosine, actually seems to encourage […]

DANPOS Reveals Dynamic Nucleosomes

January 2, 2013

Keeping track of where some nucleosomes are on chromatin can be just as tricky as keeping track of Taylor Swift’s love life. They’re on, they’re off, they’re at a new place. Well, here comes a new bioinformatics solution to help you keep score on the nucleosome front, anyway. It’s called DANPOS, and it provides single-nucleotide […]

Watch Chromatin “Breathe” in Embryonic Stem Cells

December 31, 2012

This holiday season, we breathed in lots of good smells—the scent of pine trees, the aroma of pumpkin pie, and the unmistakable smoky smell of a roaring fire. Now, researchers say they’ve caught chromatin in the act of “breathing” in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) before they differentiate. The team from California and Italy developed […]

Top Epigenetics & ncRNA Conference Picks for Winter 2013

December 27, 2012

We’re on the verge of 2013. For those of you who want to up your epigenetics research game and have some fun in the process, we’ve got conferences you should definitely check out. The year starts off a little quiet on the numbers front, but the quality more than makes up for it. January […]

EMdeCODE Deciphers Epigenetic Code, Finds New Role for Old Histone Modifications

December 19, 2012

With all the “LOL”s, “IMHO”s, and “YOLO”s out there, it’s like we’re all speaking in code. When we get stumped on what these things mean, we can always turn to Google. But what if you want to decipher the hypothetical “epigenetic code?” Well, one researcher has the answer—EMdeCODE, a new algorithm that does just that […]