The Mark of Faith
| March 1, 2011
Testing a central tenet of epigenetic regulation
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.
Epigenetic events regulate the activities of genes without changing the DNA sequence. Different genes are expressed depending on the methyl-marks attached to DNA itself and by changes in the structure and/or composition of chromatin. The main compone
Research in behavioral epigenetics is seeking evidence that links experience to biochemistry to gene expression and back out again.
Two lizard taxonomists champion the use of Bayesian species delimitation to settle taxonomic debates.
A Duke University researcher survives a sticky situation at a federal research institution to make major strides in determining the genetic roots of Staphylococcus aureus antibiotic resistance.
Assistant professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Age: 37