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Recent advances in epigenetics research provide more clues as to why identical twins are different and offer ways to treat diseases via epigenome editing.

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Explore the tools available for studying histone modification.

Tools for Studying Histone Modification

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“Cryptic Transcription”: How Aging Cells Express Fragments of Genes

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Bacteria Have Histones After All: Study

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Setting High Standards for Antibody Production Using Nucleosomes

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DNA Methylation Influences Replication and Genome Organization

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Infographic: A Yeast Model for Studying Histone Modifications

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Yeast “Mini Labs” Help Researchers Probe Histone Modifications

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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