NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scientists for the first time have mapped out the molecular "switches" that can turn on or silence individual genes in the DNA in more than 100 types of human cells, an ...

While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was and still is so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like how its structure influences gene expression, how it's affected by ...

A complete map of the chemical switches governing the operation of a human genome has been plotted for the first time, further extending the reach of medical research. The year-long project by an ...

The Human Epigenome Project's pilot study included the development of novel approaches to mapping methylation across the genome. Researchers hope the so-called GOOD assay for epigenotyping, diagrammed ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - A new Penn State and Cornell study describes an effort to produce the most comprehensive and high-resolution map yet of chromosome architecture and gene regulation in yeast, a major ...

Background: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is opening a new era for understanding how the human genome is altered in the process of cancer development. We sought to establish an epigenome map based ...

Researchers have successfully mapped the dog epigenome and created a high-quality reference map driving new understanding and opening new avenues for functional genomics research in dogs and ...

“It is definitely a milestone,” said Kristian Helin of the University of Copenhagen, who was not involved in the research. “It should mostly be credited for the enormous amount of work . . . that ...

Bread, beer, and wine might be the tastiest and most tangible contribution that yeast has provided the world, but its impact on advancing knowledge in the biological sciences is perhaps its most ...