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DirectedLuck, a Transposase for Efficient Gene Delivery and High-Titer Cell Line Development

November 12, 2019

New product directs transgene cassettes to most active promoter regions in a given cell inserting multiple copies indepe...

Mothers' Behavior Influences Bonding Hormone Oxytocin in Babies

October 18, 2019

Findings of a recent study highlight the importance of parenting in promoting cross-generational health

Ancient Epigenetic Changes Silence Cancer-Linked Genes

July 11, 2019

Recent study sheds new light on how our epigenetics can regulate genes, some of which are linked to cancer development later ...

How Lifestyle Affects Our Genes

April 24, 2019

Disruptions in the epigenetic machinery may lead to diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes

Low-Fat or Low-Carb? It’s a Draw, Study Finds

February 21, 2018

Neither option is superior: Cutting either carbs or fats shaves off excess weight in about the same proportion, according to ...

UK / Chinese Collaboration to Develop Innovative Technologies for Epigenetic Analysis

January 9, 2018

The project will provide an excellent opportunity for Porvair Sciences and Tianlong to develop an automated ChIP assay that e...

Plant-Based Diet Converts Breast Cancer in Mice from Lethal to Treatable Form

October 17, 2017

"Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, and science now tells us she was right,” researcher says

Genetic Body/Brain Connection Identified in Genomic Region Linked to Autism

October 10, 2017

About 1 in 2000, or around 4 million people worldwide, have deletions in this region, and these deletions are associated with...

Gene-Editing Technology Developer Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

September 22, 2017

Dr. Feng Zhang nd his team were first to develop and demonstrate successful methods for using an engineered CRISPR...

Mechanism behind Calorie Restriction and Lengthened Lifespan

September 15, 2017

The speed at which the epigenome changes with age is associated with lifespan across species and calorie restriction slows th...

How Babies' Environments Lead to Poor Health Later

July 10, 2017

Study shows how bodies “remember” experiences that increase risk for inflammation-related diseases

Super-Resolution Imaging Offers Fast Way to Discern Fate of Stem Cells

January 20, 2017

Imaging fingerprint can map critical cell changes several days sooner than current method

The Promise and Peril of Emerging Reproductive Technologies

January 13, 2017

A new, still experimental, technique known as in vitro gametogenesis is poised to usher in the next era in reproductive and r...

‘Western’ Maternal Diet Appears to Raise Obesity Risk in Offspring

December 20, 2016

researchers found that giving females a typical American, or Western, diet appeared to set the next generation up for lifelon...

To Bloom or Not to Bloom: That Is the Question

December 19, 2016

Plant scientists discover a new epigenetic mechanism that contributes to plants' decision to flower

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