DNA samples from Jonathan the 194-year-old tortoise reveal gene variants and epigenetic changes that could contribute to his ...

Epigenetics has spent the past two decades promising to rewrite the rules of biology. The idea that chemical tags sitting on top of DNA can switch genes on and off, that these tags can be shaped by ...

Epigenetics has long been celebrated as the discipline that would finally free biology from the shackles of genetic determinism. By studying chemical modifications that regulate gene activity without ...

Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) are exceptionally long-lived. We sequenced the genome and methylome of ...

It's just my genes, so I can't help it' is outdated! You can start designing your future self today.'My parents age easily, ...

Alaska Fisheries Science Center staff are busy analyzing data in preparation of the annual harvest specification process.

Researchers at the Cancer Epigenetics Institute (CEI) at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered how to control and stop the amplification of MYC—one of the most commonly altered cancer genes linked ...

Every cell in an organism contains the same DNA, which carries all the instructions needed for it to function. Yet cells do ...

Researchers profiled blood from 86 adults and found that regular exercise was associated with metabolic and epigenetic ...

DOCS Outside the Box celebrates Breast Health Month, focusing on whole-body wellness. We believe in giving people the ...

Award-winning filmmaker Caroline Cory welcomed a full house of special guests, media, supporters, and consciousness-minded ...