Much of the phenotypic variation that is observed within and between species is the result of differences in gene regulation: specifically when, where and how much the genes are expressed. Given the ...
A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has successfully combined single-cell RNA sequencing ...
Epigenetics is the study of various heritable alterations that control gene expression without changing the DNA sequence. 1 The name epigenetics comes from the Greek prefix “epi”, which means on top ...
Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a versatile and non-toxic technology for controlling the activity of ...
DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...
New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) reveals how missing just one essential amino acid can change gene ...
Many aquatic animals exhibit sequential hermaphroditism, changing sex to adapt to environmental cues, social dominance, or ...