We don’t know about you, but we spend an awful lot of time thinking about these questions. We often reflect on our lives and how experiences have shaped our paths. We have been taught to consider our ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Epigenetics is a conceptually and practically challenging area of research. However, work over the past 5 years has suggested it could be behind many of the remaining questions we have about how ...

Maternal prenatal stress related to natural and human-made disasters can lead to epigenetic modifications in offspring, ...

A new study draws a line between random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic changes used to measure biological aging. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

MADRID — Obesity rates and the growing prevalence of metabolic diseases present specialists with the need to look for tools that allow for a better diagnosis. They also suggest a need for the ...

Epigenetics is the science of how your lifestyle, environment, and even emotions can alter your gene activity without ...

Leonardo Garma and Miguel Quintela, in the laboratory of the CNIO Breast Cancer Clinical Unit. Among the most widely used tools today to measure the deterioration of the organism over time are the ...