Genes, Environment and the Epigenome: Why the Nature-Nurture Debate Refuses to Die
A published exchange in Epigenetics Communications sees researchers Chiapperino and Paneni defend a biosocial vision of epigenetics against claims that ...
Tag: DNA Methylation
Epigenetics Is Not the Anti-Reductionist Savior Science Hoped For, Bioethicist Warns
A University of Montreal bioethicist argues that calls to make epigenetics a biosocial science rest on five flawed assumptions that ...
Twins Reveal That Diet’s Link to Slower Epigenetic Aging May Be Partly an Illusion
A twelve-year study of identical Danish twins finds that the apparent link between healthy diets and slower epigenetic aging largely ...
Obesity leaves methylation marks in eggs that reprogram offspring metabolism
A Nature Metabolism study shows that maternal obesity leaves DNA methylation marks in oocytes at metabolic genes such as Hnf1α, ...
Virtue in the Middle: Epigenetics Scholars Reject Nature-Nurture Dichotomies
Epigenetics researchers Luca Chiapperino and Francesco Paneni argue that the field's future lies between reductionism and holism, rejecting both nature-nurture ...
New DNA Methylation Chip Passes Its Biggest Test Yet, With Surprises for Cancer Research
A comprehensive independent evaluation finds the new Illumina MethylationEPIC v2 BeadChip offers expanded enhancer coverage, low-input performance down to one ...
Genetic Switches for DNA Methylation Mapped Across the Colon Cancer Genome
A genome-wide study of 250 colon cancer patients has mapped nearly 50 million genetic associations with DNA methylation at single-base ...
Saliva Telomeres Mirror Blood-Based Aging Clocks in Older Adults
A large study of older adults found that longer telomeres measured in saliva are associated with one to four years ...
Silenced Gene Accelerates Heart Failure After Heart Attack, Study Finds
Researchers have discovered that epigenetic silencing of the FCGR2A gene by promoter hypermethylation, driven by the transcription factor ATF3, worsens ...
Brain Tumor Biomarker Holds Steady at Recurrence, Reshaping Chemo Rechallenge Decisions
A large paired-cohort study finds MGMT promoter methylation remains quantitatively stable in 84 percent of recurrent gliomas, with apparent status ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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