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Two female scientists in lab coats and safety glasses are studying epigenetics. One uses a dropper to add a chemical to a test tube held by the other. In the background are a DNA double helix, histones and chromatin structure, and environmental factors that affect the epigenome.
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The epigenome regulates nearly every process in the human body. By studying epigenetics, scientists have revealed some secrets to aging, cancer, and complex diseases.

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Epigenetics May Remember Ancestors’ Mutations

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Infographic: How Epigenetic Marks Can Change the Genome

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Do Epigenetic Changes Influence Evolution?

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Infographic: Questions Linger About Epigenetic Inheritance

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Does Human Epigenetic Inheritance Deserve a Closer Look?

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Mitochondrial Stress Is Passed Between Generations

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Infographic: How C. elegans Transmit Stress Signals to Offspring

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Bianca Jones Marlin Traces How Sensory Inputs Shape the Brain

The Epigenetic Origins of Allergy and Asthma

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

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