Did Erasmus Darwin foreshadow the tweaking of his grandson’s paradigm?
Did Erasmus Darwin foreshadow the tweaking of his grandson’s paradigm?
Rudolf Jaenisch enjoys climbing mountains, rafting rapids, and unraveling the secrets of pluripotency—knowledge that could someday lead to personalized regenerative medicine.
There are many ways that epigenetic effects regulate the activation or repression of genes. Here are a few molecular tricks cells use to read off the right genetic program.
Research in behavioral epigenetics is seeking evidence that links experience to biochemistry to gene expression and back out again.
Joachim Messing talks about how genomic imprinting may be a strong driver of diversity.
A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000
The debate over genetically engineered crops rages on, but other technologies offer new hope for sustainable farming.
The minority of Parkinson’s cases now known to have genetic origins are shedding light on the cellular mechanisms of all the rest, bringing researchers closer to a cause—and perhaps a cure.
A newly minted PhD finds a 150-billion-base-pair-long DNA molecule in a plant.
Cracking the Secrets of Posttranslational Modifications