According to epigenetics—the study of inheritable changes in gene expression not directly coded in our DNA—our life experiences may be passed on to our children and our children's children. Studies on survivors of traumatic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2016
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Epigenetics is a fast-growing field of research all over the world. Ecological epigenetics has now been further advanced thanks to the development of a new research technique. "This technique is cheaper and faster and enables ...
Biotechnology
Feb 9, 2016
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Anyone counting on an inheritance should be aware that in recent years, parents have become increasingly likely to divide their estates unequally, suggests a new study co-authored by an economist at Washington University ...
Economics & Business
Feb 9, 2016
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Many of us probably remember the punnett squares by which we were introduced to the idea of genetic inheritance in school: a dominant allele in each of my brown-eyed parents hides a recessive allele that explains my blue ...
Biotechnology
Nov 24, 2015
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It might not just be expectant mothers who have to pay attention to their lifestyle. Now a new study published in Science could be relevant to a growing body of research looking at ways in which the lifestyle and environment ...
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2015
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Scientists from the University of Leeds have uncovered the most comprehensive list yet of genes implicated in a group of common inherited diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 13, 2015
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What has spots, can jump more than seven feet straight up and is helping to improve the health of cats around the world?
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2015
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New research findings by John Innes Centre (JIC) scientists have helped to settle an important debate in the field of epigenetic inheritance.
Biotechnology
Jun 3, 2015
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Cell division is the basis of life and requires that each daughter cell receive the proper complement of chromosomes. In most organisms, this process is mediated at the familiar constricted intersection of X-shaped chromosomes. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2015
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Breeding dogs on the basis of a single genetic test carries risks and may not improve the health of pedigree lines, experts warn.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2015
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