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Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
… of all the chemical tags that mark the genome. … The epigenome is a multitude of chemical compounds that can tell … that carry out a variety of functions in a cell. The epigenome is made up of chemical compounds and proteins that … carry oxygen from the air to the rest of the body. The epigenome controls many of these changes to the genome.   … …
Educational Resources
The term epigenome is derived from the Greek word epi which literally means "above" the genome.
… Epigenome … The term epigenome is derived from the Greek word epi which literally … Sequence, DNA Methylation, Epigenetics, Genome … The term epigenome is derived from the Greek word epi which literally …
Event
Joint workshop featuring overviews of Roadmap Epigenomics and ENCODE resources that are freely available for use by the research community.
… data using the 3D Genome Browser, and using the WashU Epigenome Browser to interface with Roadmap Epigenomics and …
News Release
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… cancer therapy, genome sequencing, Precision medicine, epigenome, cancer, Laura Elnitski … Receiving a cancer …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
News Release
Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
Educational Resources
Fact sheets explaining complex concepts in genomics research to a non-scientific audience.
Educational Resources
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.
… of all epigenetic changes in a genome is called an epigenome. … Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that …
Staff
Dr. Lisa Helbling Chadwick is a program director in Division of Extramural Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) aims to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes.