New research suggests that childhood trauma leads to a difference in the epigenetics of a sperm cell, which can impact a ...

Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance refers to the transmission of traits from one generation to the next that are not encoded in the DNA sequence but are instead influenced by epigenetic factors.

Environmental factors experienced by one generation can lead to epigenetic modifications that affect gene expression in subsequent generations. This process can result in the inheritance of ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA vaccines and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) therapies. But while health care ...

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome.

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