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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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Epigenetics May Remember Ancestors’ Mutations

Setting High Standards for Antibody Production Using Nucleosomes

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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Laurence “Larry” Kedes, Molecular Geneticist, Dies at 83

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The World's Densest Bones

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Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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