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Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.
… Epigenetics … Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies … Epigenetics (also sometimes called epigenomics) is a field of … Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies …
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NHGRI researchers, collaborators at the University of California (UC) San Diego, UC Davis and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine lay out a new framework for comparing dog-to-human aging, one that uses epigenetics as a biological marker to better understand the aging process.
… but the ratio changes over time. The research used epigenetics, a process by which modifications occur in the … take place. One means to study such a progression involves epigenetics -- gene expression changes caused by factors … framework for comparing dog-to-human aging, one that uses epigenetics as a biological marker to better understand the …
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The Translational and Functional Genomics Branch explores the genetic, epigenetic and metagenomic basis of human disorders.
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Dr. David Bodine is the chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch.
… identifies hematopoietic lineage-commitment points. Epigenetics Chromatin,  11(1):22. 2018. [ PubMed ] O'Brien … cells, anemia, hematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow, epigenetics … cells, anemia, hematopoietic stem cells, bone marrow, epigenetics …
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… new analysis of tumors, published online April 17 in Epigenetics & Chromatin, is leading medicine closer to these … features of the CpG island methylator phenotype. Epigenetics & Chromatin , 8:14. 2015. [ Full Text ] …
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The term epigenome is derived from the Greek word epi which literally means "above" the genome.
… DNA, DNA Sequence, DNA Methylation, Epigenetics, Genome …
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Jennifer Strasburger was the lead Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) for NHGRI as well as the co-chair for the NHGRI Data Access Committee (DAC).
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Lindsey Criswell, who became the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in February, 2021 is also an associate investigator in NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… If you'd like to know more about epigenomics/epigenetics, you can explore the resources at the University of Utah's Learn.Genetics site on Epigenetics . The National Institutes of Health also have … Resources: Garvan Institute of Medical Research - Epigenetics Basics TED-Ed - What is Epigenetics? …
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Dr. Laura Elnitski is a senior investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Dr. Laura Elnitski’s research integrates genomics, epigenetics, and transcriptomics to uncover gene regulatory … (from top to bottom, respectively) (Sánchez-Vega et al. Epigenetics, 2013) indicates that the molecular mechanisms of … identifying SNPs in Illumina DNA methylation array data . Epigenetics Chromatin . 2019 Dec 20;12(1):79. doi: …