Connection Between Epigenome, Selective Mutability, Evolution, and Human Disease
Li, Harris et al., PLoS Genetics
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine and elsewhere propose a "connection between the epigenome, selective mutability, evolution, and human disease" based on the findings of their study on associations of structural mutability with germline DNA methylation and with non-allelic homologous recombination mediated by low-copy repeats. "Combined evidence from four human sperm methylome maps, human genome evolution, structural polymorphisms in the human population, and previous genomic and disease studies consistently points to a strong association of germline hypomethylation and genomic instability," the Baylor-led team writes.
U Delaware Names DuPont Exec To Head New ‘Innovation’ Office
May 05, 2008
David Weir, director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute and a long-time DuPont executive, has been named to run UD’s new Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships, created to be a one-stop shop for academic, business, and government leaders seeking access to UD professionals, programs, and services. He starts July 1.
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