Why do animals behave differently, and what are the consequences of this? A research team from the Collaborative Research ...

A study reveals that DNA modifications shape individual behavior, and ecological niches, while feedback from environmental ...

Omar Abdel-Wahab is a physician-scientist who studies the role of epigenetics in blood cancers. If you’ve ever known a set of identical twins, you might have been struck by what they didn’t have in ...

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

Epigenetic therapies are offering a more targeted way to treat some lymphomas by changing how genes are turned on or off ...

For years, scientists have been fascinated with how DNA mutations impart phenotypic changes. However, epigeneticists including Andrew Pospisilik think mutations are responsible for only a portion of ...

It is well known that chronic inflammation can increase a person’s cancer risk, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Now, a new study reveals, in a mouse model of colitis, gut tissues may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife conservation is a race against time — too often, a losing one. Typically, by the time scientists detect signs of species ...