Not all genes are active at all times. DNA methylation is one of several epigenetic mechanisms that cells use to control gene expression. This straightforward experiment demonstrated that it was ...

Epigenetic changes in the placenta may shape how the fetal brain develops and thus influence the risk of psychiatric ...

Because many different genes can be loosely defined as memory-permitting or memory-suppressing, transient changes in gene methylation provide a potential mechanism for temporary recruitment or ...

which is generated during autoxidation of methyl linoleate (6). Several alternative mechanisms, both homo and heterolytic, were suggested for the conversion of this hydroperoxide into 3,4-epoxynonanal ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now ...

Maria Branyas Morera, who passed away at the age of 117 in August 2024, exhibited surprisingly youthful biological characteristics. A recent study explores the secrets of her ...

A study suggests that the direct transfer of DNA methylation marks from one generation to the next is much less common than scientists previously thought. Ashley started at The Scientist in 2018.

Validation of tissue-specific, maternal allele-specific methylation of the CHD7 gene suggests a potential mechanism for the paternal bias observed in CHARGE syndrome inheritance. “The discovery ...