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Ancient DNA Holds Clues to Climate Change Adaptation
January 31, 2012 — Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental ... > full story -
Processes Leading to Acute Myeloid Leukemia Discovered
January 30, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a molecular pathway that may explain how a particularly deadly form of cancer develops. The discovery may lead to new cancer therapies that reprogram cells instead of ... > full story -
Study Maps Destructive Path from Cigarette to Emphysema
January 18, 2012 — Scientists described the track the toxic smoke takes through the tissues and how they accomplish their destructive ... > full story -
New Culprit Discovered in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
January 12, 2012 — A new study shows how the cancer causing gene Notch, in combination with a mutated Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) protein complex, work together to cause T- cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia ... > full story -
Molecular Mechanism Links Temperature With Sex Determination in Some Fish Species
December 29, 2011 — Researchers have found the epigenetic mechanism that links temperature and gonadal sex in fish. High temperature increases DNA methylation of the gonadal aromatase promoter in ... > full story -
Scientists Map Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes
December 28, 2011 — New research has provided the first proof of molecular risk factors leading to type 2 diabetes, providing an "early warning" sign that could lead to new approaches to treating this and other human ... > full story -
First Analysis of Tumor-Suppressor Interactions With Whole Genome in Normal Human Cells Reveals Key Differences With Cancer Cells
November 30, 2011 — Scientists investigating the interactions, or binding patterns, of a major tumor-suppressor protein known as p53 with the entire genome in normal human cells have turned up key differences from those ... > full story -
Environment and Diet Leave Their Prints on the Heart
November 29, 2011 — A new study, which set out to investigate DNA methylation in the human heart and the "missing link" between our lifestyle and our health, has now mapped the link in detail across the entire human ... > full story -
Combination 'Epigenetic' Therapy May Restore Anti-Cancer Gene Activity in Late-Stage Lung Cancer Patients
November 10, 2011 — A new type of therapy aimed at reversing the gene-silencing that promotes cancer-cell growth has shown promising results in a small clinical trial. Forty-five late-stage lung cancer patients who ... > full storyMore: -
Study Characterizes Epigenetic Signatures of Autism in Brain Tissue
November 7, 2011 — Neurons in the prefrontal cortex of individuals with autism show changes at numerous sites across the genome, according to a new ... > full story
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