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epigenetics

epigenetics

Caught in the middle of a one-on-one soccer game, a wite-haired man stands with his foot on a soccer ball, a small child faces him, poised to take the ball.

Study Uncovers Why Some Joints Stiffen With Age

January 19, 2023

Mechanism behind osteoarthritis could inform new treatments

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Loss of Epigenetic Information Can Drive Aging, Restoration Can Reverse It

January 12, 2023

Study implicates changes to way DNA is organized, regulated rather than changes to genetic code

Cell nuclei glow blue against a black backdrop in micrographs of two C. elegans worms

Beyond DNA

August 5, 2019

Early Career awardee explores epigenetics via worms, slime molds

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A Professorship Is Born

December 19, 2018

New post celebrates neonatologist, epigeneticist

Cancer cells show as purple circles against blue tissue

Cancer Caveat

November 19, 2018

Proposed treatment may boost lung cancer stem cells, study warns

A Drop of Insight

A Drop of Insight

May 21, 2018

Researchers discover cell structure that plays a role in epigenetic inheritance

The Kindest Cut

The Kindest Cut

April 13, 2017

Researchers locate control center for DNA breaks during cell division

Stuck on You

Stuck on You

November 30, 2016

Researchers find chemical tag that locks chromosomes together during meiosis

chromosomes glow red and blue

Green Eggs and HIM

July 9, 2014

Uncovering the reproductive effects of chemical exposure

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