Weill Cornell Medicine geneticist Christopher Mason speaks with The Scientist about a bolus of new work on the physiological, cellular, and molecular effects of leaving Earth.

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Mice that experienced heart attacks underwent a large-scale shift in their immune systems that allowed cancer to flourish, perhaps explaining the observation in patients.

Tel Aviv University neuroscientist Oded Rechavi discusses his studies on the inheritance of acquired traits.

The Tel Aviv University researcher is interested in how the macromolecules affect the health and behavior of successive generations of worms.

Altering DNA methylation in a particular area of the hypothalamus halved the animals’ voluntary exercise as adults.

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher is developing cancer therapeutics based on how the physical structure of DNA contributes to the disease.

Two research groups demonstrate that in Caenorhabditis elegans, behavioral traits can be passed down through the germline to future generations, even though they aren’t hard-wired.

Mouse fathers whose sperm lacks the gene Kdm6a pass down altered methylation patterns to male offspring, along with a better chance of developing tumors and dying.