News on epigenetic profiling, DNA methylation, histone modifications, epigenetic disorders in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.
Machine learning and DNA methylation analyses helped distinguish between primary lung tumors and lung tumors stemming from head and neck cancer metastasis.
Investigators identified dozens of Alzheimer's-related epigenetic signatures based on cytosine methylation and other profiles in Alzheimer's-related cell lines and patient samples.
Fluidigm will develop a microfluidic device for single-cell measurement of epigenetic changes under a broader $27.8 million DARPA-funded project.
The grant was awarded as part of DARPA's Epigenetic Characterization and Observation program, which aims to develop new approaches to epigenetic analysis.
A collaboration with ATAC-seq experts at the Broad Institute suggests the Bio-Rad assay can analyze tens of thousands of cells per experiment.
