epigenetics

The Balfour Chair of Genetics was established at Cambridge in 1912. As part of its centenary celebrations the Department of Genetics has produced a...

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

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...

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

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