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This decades-long study found that living in poorer communities changes how genes are regulated.
Pediatric epigenetic clocks have the potential to accurately assess biological age. However, possible applications in law enforcement and immigration raise ethical issues.
When a male bluehead wrasse is removed from the group he dominates, the largest female changes sex, rapidly transforming ovaries into sperm-producing testes. Molecular research shows how.
Research suggests that scientists’ understanding of biological age may not be as robust as we thought.
A new study of nearly 500,000 individuals finds that many genes affect same-sex behavior, including newly identified candidates that may regulate smell and sex hormones.
New research suggests that while babies conceived via IVF experience changes to their genes, these differences disappear by adulthood.
You may think that your milk-drinking, ice cream-licking days are behind you as you battle the discomfort of lactose intolerance. But there maybe be a way to reverse the situation.
Genes aren’t destiny, but you don’t need epigenetics to make the case.
Discovering a genetic basis for erectile dysfunction that is linked to Type-2 diabetes will make it easier to identify those at risk – and novel treatments.
Losing your parents or growing up in poverty can add years to your biological age.
Separating children from their parents is not just a psychological stress, it’s a DNA stress. Scientific research shows that early life stress may have irreversible effects on how DNA works in the cells of the body.
The traumatic separations of children and parents initiated at the border can cause permanent changes in the structure of the infants’ and children’s brains and the activity of their genes.
Our genes are important when it comes to aptitude for sleeping soundly.
Scientists are just starting to understand how your parents’ genes and experiences might shape your own susceptibility to dangerous drugs. Could that help to stop addictions before they start?
Cancer is a disease of our genes, but resistance to therapy might go beyond cancer mutations. The DNA stays the same, but cancer cells outsmart the drugs by switching their gene activity.
Humans, and indeed pet dogs, are more than just products of genes – even before the moment of conception, environments play a vital role in shaping us.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi leaves many questions about the saga in a galaxy far, far away unanswered. Fortunately, biology may offer a insights on the Force, midi-chlorians, clones, and Rey’s lineage.
Researchers are using epigenetics to find ways to ‘turn off’ bacteria’s ability to cause infections.
The rapid growth of genetic testing and data-gathering could revolutionize health and medicine if governments work to protect people against privacy and societal risks.
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Deputy Director, Twins Research Australia & Professor in Genetics and Cell Biology, Deakin University
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Head, Molecular Medicine Laboratory, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Chair, The Conversation Media Group
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Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
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Senior Principal Research Fellow, Garvan Institute
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Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics and Professor, UBC Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Systems Biology and Cancer Metabolism, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
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Honorary Research Associate, La Trobe University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Southampton
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Clinical Therapist, West Virginia University
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Professor of Epigenetics at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Stanford University