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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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
Stress in mice alters sperm and affects offspring brain development	26 February 2018	News
Muscle memory exists on the DNA level through epigenetic tagging	5 February 2018	News
What's a bit of genetic interplay between friends?	29 January 2018	Comment
Creating life in the lab: in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) and synthetic human entities with embryo-like features (SHEEFs)	8 January 2018	Comment
New CRISPR technique reverses diabetes and kidney failure in mice without cutting DNA	11 December 2017	News
Radio Review: PM - Our Fertility Journey	11 December 2017	Review
Autism, genetics and epigenetics: why the lived experience matters in research	4 December 2017	Comment
Epigenetics of addiction relapse probed using rats	2 October 2017	News
Book Review: How to Code a Human	18 September 2017	Review
Environmental chemicals affect sperm epigenetics	18 September 2017	News
Deficient diet linked to schizophrenia symptoms in mice	11 September 2017	News
Podcast Review: Editing the Embryo - removing harmful gene mutations	4 September 2017	Review
New gene silencing method discovered	24 July 2017	News
Older fathers may have less success with IVF	3 July 2017	News
Drinking tea alters women's epigenetics	5 June 2017	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...