The team of Professor Christof Niehrs at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, has discovered that a ...

Christof Niehrs at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, has discovered that a DNA modification called ...

Scientists find new epigenetic switch 5-formylcytosine activates genes in the embryonic development of vertebrates Date: September 18, 2024 Source: Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz Summary ...

One of the most fascinating discoveries in biology is that cells have mechanisms for dynamically regulating genetic ...

F rom fruit flies that survive a mere two weeks to the giant tortoises of the tropics that can live for nearly 200 years, ...

Epigenetics, the dynamic regulation of genetic expression, involves complex molecular mechanisms. While the process of gene silencing by methylating the H3K27 position in histones is understood, not ...

This finding proves for the first time that vertebrates have more than one type of epigenetic DNA mark and sheds new light on how genes are regulated in the earliest stages of development.

Researchers led by the Institute of Molecular Biology have found that 5-formylcytosine (5fC), a DNA alteration, acts as an ...

One of the most fascinating discoveries in biology is that cells have mechanisms for dynamically regulating genetic ...

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is known as one of the most frequent malignancies worldwide. Despite it being more common in people over 50 years of age, its incidence has been decreasing over the last decade ...

The ESMO Congress 2024 will hold a press conference to introduce and discuss the “Eyes to the Future” Presidential Symposium 3, that will be presenting prominent approaches that have the potential to ...