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Epigenetic Changes Drive Cancer 
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | Nov 28, 2023 | 3 min read
An analysis of almost 700 different tumors revealed that DNA methylation drives tumorigenesis just like genetic mutations do. 
Cellular DNA and epigenetics
Do Epigenetic Changes Influence Evolution?
Katarina Zimmer | Nov 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Evidence is mounting that epigenetic marks on DNA can influence future generations in a variety of ways. But how such phenomena might affect large-scale evolutionary processes is hotly debated.
Genomic Methylation Collector
Beth Marie Mole | Oct 21, 2012 | 2 min read
A parasitic worm accumulates epigenetic DNA tags over its lifetime.  
Estimating Epigenetic Mutation Rates
Jenny Rood | May 11, 2015 | 2 min read
Generation-spanning maps of Arabidopsis thaliana DNA methylation allow researchers to compute how quickly epigenetic marks appear and disappear in the plant’s genome.
Brain Methylation Map Published
Kate Yandell | Jul 4, 2013 | 2 min read
The epigenetic modification of brain cells undergoes great shifts over the course of mouse and human development.
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DNA Methylation Could Predict Ovarian, Breast Cancers
Anna Napolitano, PhD | Feb 11, 2022 | 5 min read
A pair of new studies finds that analyzing material from a Pap smear can reveal tumor risk in distant parts of the body, potentially allowing early interventions.
a trio of infant mice, two brown mice on the ends and one white mouse in the middle
Mice Pass Epigenetic Tweaks to Pups
Katherine Irving | Feb 17, 2023 | 5 min read
An engineered methylation pattern persisted for four generations of mice, demonstrating transgenerational epigenetic inheritance can occur in mammals.
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Epigenetics May Remember Ancestors’ Mutations
Holly Barker, PhD | Dec 1, 2022 | 4 min read
Parents’ mutations, even if they’re not inherited by offspring, could affect subsequent generations through changes to epigenetic marks, a study finds.
Methylation Maestro
Anna Azvolinsky | Jan 1, 2017 | 9 min read
After initially discovering that DNA methylation represses transcription, Howard Cedar continues to explore how the epigenetic mark regulates gene expression.
DNA Methylation Declines with Age
Sabrina Richards | Jun 11, 2012 | 3 min read
Newborns carry more epigenetic markers than nonagenarians, providing clues to the mechanisms underlying aging.

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