Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

Researchers at the University of Tampere discovered a mechanism causing aberrancies in coeliac disease and colorectal cancer. Researchers at the University of Tampere discovered a regulation mechanism ...

When most people think about their risk for heart disease, they think about family history. Did a parent or grandparent have a heart attack? Is heart disease "in their genes"? It's an understandable ...

University of Queensland researchers have discovered a mechanism in DNA that regulates how disease-causing mutations are inherited. The research paper has been published in Cell Metabolism. Dr. Anne ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today announced a new collaboration with UK ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations — with inherited health problems worsening many generations ...

Scientists have found a way to manipulate gene expression using the gene editing tool CRISPR, and they have shown that it is possible to control one aspect of the inflammatory response this way. This ...

A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder ...

Nano Dimension Conducted a Rigorous Multi-Month Strategic Review, Assessing Approximately 20 Companies Before Selecting Infinite Epigenetics as the Most Compelling Path to Long-Term Value Creation< ...