Researchers discover biomarker indicating premature birth
Premature birth, when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, affects 1 in…
Browsing: epigenetic inheritance
Epigenetics in the Anthropocene: interview with Oskar Karlsson
This article was originally published here Epigenomics. 2022 Feb 23. doi:10.2217/epi-2022-0044. Online ahead of print.…
Tel Aviv University researchers use worms to
image: Hermaphrodites of the nematode C. elegans after mating with a male. The male’s sperm…
Epigenetic effects of pollution persist for several generations in water fleas
A new study by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown that the effects…
Researchers design sex cell precursors with s
BOSTON- Human Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) are the earliest precursors to egg cells (oocytes) and…
A sustainable model for human germ cell precursors
Human Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) are the earliest precursors to egg cells (oocytes) and sperm…
Stressed worms use epigenetic inheritance to produce more sexually attractive offspring
Sexual reproduction allows organisms to mix their genes and develop new adaptations to survive in…
A protein mediates the non-genetic inheritance of growth strategies | Abstract TS
GENETICS EDITOR’S CHOICEThe paperDM Garcia et al., “A prion accelerates proliferation at the expense of…
International collaborative study provides insight into gene activation in single-cell embryos
The groundbreaking study involved researchers from Ovation Fertility, the University of Bath and the University…
An international collaborative study provides insight into
Nashville, TN, December 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – IVF Service Company Ovation Fertility announces the…
The erasure of the history of indigenous peoples
The government paid ordinary citizens massive rewards for hunting, capturing and scalping Indigenous people: children,…
New N’COBRA Study Finds Genetic Damage From Historic Racism Linked To Poor Health And Transgenerational Trauma In Black Americans
“The wounds inflicted by the legacy of slavery linger heavily in this nation.”United States Representative…
NCOBRA Study: Genetic Damage Due to Historic Racism Linked to Poor Health and Transgenerational Trauma Among Black Americans
“The wounds inflicted by the legacy of slavery linger heavily in this nation.” United States…
Discover the secrets of a model plant genome
Through Lisa Ercolano and Hannah Jones / Posted November 15, 2021 A Johns Hopkins engineer…
Do epigenetics blame mothers too much?
In her new book, science historian Sarah Richardson suggests that epigenetic studies implicitly emphasize the…
Biologist Upasna Sharma wins $ 1.18 million grant from Templeton Foundation
Upasna Sharma, assistant professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, received…
These little mice inherited immunity from their parents, but not through DNA
The rules of succession are meant to be simple. Daddy’s DNA mixes with mom’s DNA…
Is epigenetic inheritance a lost cause?
Epigenetic tags may not be passed from generation to generation, but research is unveiling new…
Celia Schiffer appointed Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Celia A. Schiffer, PhD, has accepted the position of chair of the new Department of…
Did minimal consciousness drive the Cambrian explosion?
Eva Jablonka is “one of the world’s foremost experts in epigenetic inheritance and evolution”, but…
Men’s role in conception and baby’s health is bigger than previously believed
Healthy mom, healthy baby. Few would say that an expectant mother has the primary role…
Stop Playing Government Mind Games – OpEd – Eurasia Review
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead America is in the midst of an epidemic…
New cohort of HHMI investigators announced
TThirty-three American scientists are joining the ranks of researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute,…
Newly banned common insecticide, study finds development of obesity and related diseases
(Beyond pesticides, September 2, 2021) A study from McMaster University (Canada) shows that exposure to…
Interview with Saikat Majumdar | Times Higher Education (THE)
Saikat Majumdar, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Ashoka University, a private liberal arts…
“In Vitro” by Larissa Sansour imagines a post-apocalyptic Palestine
Larissa Sansour In vitro (2019) – a 28-minute sci-fi film, co-written and co-directed by Søren…
exhibition will present 50 contemporary portraits of Holocaust survivors | Holocaust
When 97-year-old Kitty Hart-Moxon was recently asked to choose an object that symbolized the horrors…
Without genetic variation, invasive asexual species must find other ways to adapt
July 30 (UPI) – All-female, invasive weevils transmit epigenetic changes to their offspring, helping them…
Scientists study how selective mating in nematodes can lead to permanent epigenetic changes
If the study of epigenetics has taught us anything, it’s that we can no longer…
Experiments can cause hereditary changes in an animal’s biology
Evidence suggests that what happens over the course of a generation – diet, exposure to…
Getting Darwin away from racism is a mad rush
Photo: Visitors admire the iconic Darwin statue at the Natural History Museum in London, by…
Mating can turn off a single gene for multiple generations, study finds
Evidence suggests that what happens in a generation – diet, exposure to toxins, trauma, fear…
Scientists find mating can cause epigenetic changes that last for 300 generations
UMD researchers have found that the same gene to express a red fluorescent protein is…
How information beyond the genetic sequence is encoded in plant sperm – sciencedaily
Hereditary information is passed from parents to offspring in genetic code, DNA and epigenetically through…
Sick legacy – how DDT exposure from the past may affect many generations to come
New research provides worrying evidence that exposing your grandparents to toxic pollutants like DDT could…
Fish from toxic water transmit epigenetic mutations to their freshwater offspring
You can take a fish out of toxic water, but its epigenetic mutations will persist…
Fish adapted to toxins transmit epigenetic mutations to their freshwater offspring
Fish Poecilia mexicana also known as the Atlantic Molly. Credit: Michael Tobler You can take…
The role of small RNAs in transgenerational epigenetic inheritance
1. Origins a. This scholarship was created to provide financial assistance to a doctoral student…
Prince Harry says ‘pain and suffering’ is in his DNA, the science of it
Prince Harry has said he wants to break the cycle of “genetic pain and suffering”…
Epigenetic study links hatchery
image: Michael Skinner in his lab at WSU. seen Following Credit: Photo by WSU Photo…
Hatchery conditions linked to poor rainbow trout survival – WSU insider
By Will Ferguson, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash .– Changes in the epigenetic programming of hatchery-reared…
Maternal exercise during pregnancy epigenetically improves the future health of a child, regardless of the parents’ weight
It is never too late to exercise, even if you are pregnant. Not only will…
Scientists Develop CRISPRoff to Control Gene Expression Using Hereditary Epigenetic Memory
Scientists led by a team at the Whitehead Institute have developed a new gene-editing technology,…
‘Confounding Factors’ Could Be Bountiful Harvest Rather than Epigenomics Nuisance | 2021-03-04
At the 2021 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology meeting, John Greally gave unusual advice…
Mice May Inherit Paternal Depression Via Sperm MicroRNA | 2021-02-17
A study by researchers at Nanjing University (NJU) demonstrated that in mice, depression-like phenotypes induced…
Stressed mice transmit depressive behaviors to their offspring via sperm
In a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how mental health disorders arise, Chinese…
Polycystic ovary syndrome can be epigenetically inherited
POlycystic ovary syndrome – a hormonal disorder that can manifest as irregular menstrual cycles, increased…
Early exposure of the father to associated stress
FinnBrain research from the University of Turku has shown for the first time that the…
Herbicide Creates Transgenerational Epigenetic Biomarkers of Obesity, Kidney and Prostate Disease
Unique DNA methylation and histone retention signatures associated with obesity and kidney and prostate disease…
Exploring the Biological Legacy of Childhood Trauma
We know from history that traumatic childhood experiences can have lasting effects, affecting both the…
Yeast study provides insight into longstanding evolutionary debate
Over the past two decades, researchers have shown that the biological traits of species and…
Can you transmit genetic changes from your environment?
Epigenetics is the study of physical changes in gene expression that do not alter the…
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and glyphosate: conclusions
By Alma Laney and Alison Bernstein This article is the sixth and final article in…