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New technique will transform epigenetics research

New technique has important implications for stem cell research and the development of regenerative medicines.

Exposure to micronutrients prior to pregnancy has been associated with gene modifications in offspring

Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.

Environment and Diet leave their prints on the heart

A University of Cambridge study, which set out to investigate DNA methylation in the human heart and the "missing link" between our lifestyle and our health, has now mapped the link in detail across the entire human genome.

Scientists find “missing link” between heart failure and environment

Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. The study could open up completely new ways of managing and treating heart disease.

Germ cells: the route to immortality

How do cells become equipped to generate a whole new organism?

Rethinking the secrets of life: a code upon a code

Epigenetics is taking the biomedical research world by storm; three Cambridge scientists use examples from their own research to explain why.