Epigenetics News

Posted October 4, 2007:

• Human Embryonic Stem Cells Remain Embryonic Because Of Epigenetic Factors

Posted September 6, 2007:

• Why Genes Of One Parent Are Expressed Over Genes Of The Other: New Ideas In Genomic Imprinting

Posted August 22, 2007:

• Scientists Find Clue To Mechanisms Of Gene Signaling And Regulation

Posted August 17, 2007:

• Breast Cancer: Unlocking Mechanisms That Silence Estrogen Receptor Gene Alpha

Posted July 30, 2007:

• Negative Effects Of Plastic's Additive Blocked By Nutrient Supplements

Posted July 19, 2007:

• Protein Protects Anti-Cancer Gene From Chemical Shutdown

Posted June 20, 2007:

• Scientists Switch Gene Expression On And Off In Neurons

Posted June 14, 2007:

• Secrets Of Chromosome Movement Illuminated

Posted May 17, 2007:

• Researchers Identify Process That Enables Access To Genes

Posted April 15, 2007:

• Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Epigenetic Changes Related To Race, Smoking And Birth Size

Posted March 26, 2007:

• Common Fungicide Causes Long-Term Changes In Rats' Mating Behavior

Posted February 23, 2007:

• Low-Cost Parkinson's Disease Diagnostic Test A World First

Posted February 22, 2007:

• Liposuctioned Fat Stem Cells To Repair Bodies

Posted February 20, 2007:

• Epigenetics To Shape Stem Cell Future

Posted January 9, 2007:

• Study Supports Stem Cell Origin Of Cancer

Posted December 21, 2006:

• Epigenetic Drugs: Promising For Breast Cancer Treatment

Posted December 11, 2006:

• Inheritance Outside DNA: Screening For Colon Cancer By Analyzing Our Non-DNA Epigenetic Inheritance
• Regulating The Nuclear Architecture Of The Cell

Posted November 16, 2006:

• Taking 'Chips' To The Next Level Of Gene Hunting

Posted November 10, 2006:

• New Biomarkers For Lupus Found

Posted September 1, 2006:

• In A Technical Tour De Force, Scientists Take A Global View Of The Epigenome

Posted August 14, 2006:

• Human Embryonic Stem Cells Display A Unique Pattern Of Chemical Modification To DNA

Posted August 7, 2006:

• Does Environment Influence Genes? Researcher Gives Hard Thoughts On Soft Inheritance

Posted June 1, 2006:

• Early Estrogen Exposure Leads To Later Prostate Cancer Risk

Posted May 5, 2006:

• Researchers Find Protein That Silences Genes

Posted April 23, 2006:

• A Peek Under The Hood Of Embryonic Stem Cells
• Cancer Cells Suppress Large Regions Of DNA By A Reversible Process That Can Be Tackled

Posted April 11, 2006:

• Protein's Role In Hemoglobin Gene Silencing Identified

Posted January 19, 2006:

• Scientists Find Unusual Lung-Cancer Tumor-Suppressor Gene

Posted December 22, 2005:

• New View Of Cancer: 'Epigenetic' Changes Come Before Mutations

Posted December 17, 2005:

• Food Additive Inhibits Longevity Enzyme In Yeast, Increases Cell Toxicity, New Study Finds

Posted December 15, 2005:

• Cancer Scientists Call For A Large-Scale Human Epigenome Project

Posted September 19, 2005:

• Epigenetic Activity Silences Tumor Suppressing Gene In Lung Cancer

Posted July 14, 2005:

• Subtle Changes In Normal Genes Implicated In Breast Cancer

Posted June 21, 2005:

• Imprinting Disorders And Assisted Reproduction Techniques -- World's Largest Study Results Are Reassuring

Posted June 5, 2005:

• NYU Chemists Use Computer Simulation To Enhance Understanding Of DNA Transcription

Posted May 25, 2005:

• Protein Helps Regulate The Genes Of Embryonic Stem Cells

Posted February 25, 2005:

• It's Not All Genetic: Common Epigenetic Problem Doubles Cancer Risk In Mice

Posted December 20, 2004:

• Solving The Mechanism Of Rett Syndrome

Posted September 8, 2004:

• New Genetic Hypothesis For The Cause Of Autism

Posted August 3, 2004:

• Malignant Cancer Cells Generate Mice Through Cloning

Posted July 28, 2004:

• Researchers Look Into Components Of RNA Silencing Machinery

Posted July 1, 2004:

• Why Does Cloning Create Abnormalities? Scientists Take A Step Towards Finding Out

Posted May 31, 2004:

• Silence Of The Genes: Researchers Provide Unique View Of Inherited Disorders And Cancer

Posted January 9, 2004:

• New Insight Into Control Of Parental Gene Expression In Eggs

Posted September 26, 2003:

• Danger On Chromosome 15 -- Unstable Region Yields Genes For Prader-Willi/Angelman Syndromes And Spastic Paraplegia

Posted September 4, 2003:

• UNC Researchers Identify Protein Crucial To Gene Silencing

Posted August 1, 2003:

• New Mechanism For Gene Silencing Identified; Discovery Suggests New Targets For Cancer Therapies
• Common Nutrients Fed To Pregnant Mice Altered Their Offspring's Coat Color

Posted June 4, 2003:

• Cloning Embryos From Cancer Cells

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