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New Techniques Detail Embryos’ First Hours and Days
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
New technologies reveal the dynamic changes in mouse and human embryos during the first week after fertilization.
Infographic: How Embryos Take Control of Their Own Development
Jef Akst | Nov 30, 2017 | 3 min read
The switch from maternal factors involves dynamic reprogramming of the zygotic genome.
Leaving an Imprint
Anna Azvolinsky | Aug 1, 2015 | 8 min read
Among the first to discover epigenetic reprogramming during mammalian development, Wolf Reik has been studying the dynamics of the epigenome for 30 years.
Unmasking Secret Identities
Kate Yandell | Feb 1, 2014 | 9 min read
A tour of techniques for measuring DNA hydroxymethylation
First, Do No Harm…
Jim Woodgett | Jun 9, 2011 | 5 min read
Is DNA damage an inevitable consequence of epigenetic reprogramming?
Imprinting Diversity
Cristina Luiggi | Feb 28, 2011 | 3 min read
Joachim Messing talks about how genomic imprinting may be a strong driver of diversity.