The PCR-based methylation assay is intended to help predict the response of certain high-risk breast cancer patients to anthracycline-based chemotherapy.
Researchers found methylation mediators of obesity and other metabolic features by profiling individuals born after a famine called the Dutch Hunger Winter.
The Jackson Laboratory scientists are aiming to create a molecular toolkit that allows for the precise and reversible manipulation of epigenetic modifications.
New studies suggest low-, intermediate-, and high-methylation subgroups exist in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, potentially offering insights into patient outcomes.
The NIH has awarded $169 million this year to support 110 new projects in the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative.
The deal provides Precision for Medicine with a proprietary PCR-based technology that amplifies and detects euchromatic DNA expressed exclusively by cell types of interest.
Earlier this week, the company's scientific co-founders published an improved version of the ATAC-seq method that allows them to analyze frozen tissue.
Investigators identified dozens of neuronal subtypes in mouse and human brain samples using single-cell methylation sequencing, including a new neuronal subtype.
Participants tried to classify samples based on the epigenomic impact of cigarette smoke cessation and aerosol from modified- or reduced-risk products.
Five three-year awards, part of a larger $100 million commitment, were given to researchers working on epigenetics and the evolution of mobile genetic elements.
The company plans to use the funds to support expansion of its commercial footprint by increasing sales and marketing efforts and new technology development.
