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.

A number of rare diseases show unique epigenetic patterns across the genome, a feature researchers have now exploited to build a diagnostic tool.

Certain populations have been historically underrepresented in genome sequencing studies, but the NIH, private clinics, and 23andMe and other companies are trying to fix that.

A clock constructed of rDNA methylation sites can estimate both chronological and biological age across species.