Epigenetics

The science of enduring (but ultimately reversible) changes in the pattern of gene activity, during embryo development and beyond, that do not involve alteration of the DNA sequence. These changes occur in response to conditions within the embryo and more generally.

Articles using this Glossary Item

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Fertility treatment - not age, may change epigenetics in offspring	2 December 2019	News
Podcast review: 'Designer Genes', Babbage (The Economist)	2 December 2019	Review
Why we need root and branch fertility law reform	25 November 2019	Comment
Epigenetic test offers speedy diagnosis for male infertility	18 November 2019	News
Alcohol causes epigenetic brain changes that could trigger cravings	4 November 2019	News
Epigenetic study reveals facial features of ancient human	23 September 2019	News
IVF temporarily changes babies' epigenetics	9 September 2019	News
Child obesity starts with epigenetic changes in womb	25 February 2019	News
Epigenetics may give 'universal' cancer test	10 December 2018	News
Epigenetic approach could detect cancer early	19 November 2018	News
Epigenetic signature linked to Alzheimer's discovered	29 October 2018	News
Epigenetic test sorts fatal from manageable prostate cancer	22 October 2018	News
Father's nicotine use risks cognitive problems down the generations	22 October 2018	News
'Molecular signature' of childhood trauma discovered in men's sperm	8 October 2018	News
Sleep loss results in epigenetic changes linked to weight gain	3 September 2018	News
New class of drug puts cancer cells to sleep	6 August 2018	News
Traces of early-life trauma in men passed on in sperm	29 May 2018	News
Time waits for no man: the impact of age on male fertility	21 May 2018	Comment
Painkillers in pregnancy may affect offspring's fertility	23 April 2018	News
Exercise benefits may be inherited through epigenetics	16 April 2018	News

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Events using this Glossary Item

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Epigenetics: Where Life Meets the Genome
10 November 2010 10am-5.30pm Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK
The Annual Conference of the Galton Institute...
From Imprinting to the Epigenome in 25 years
4 September 2009 Lecture Theatre, Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1RD; Kings College, University of Cambridge, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK
An event celebrating the discovery of imprinting in mammals 25 years ago...