The New York Times reports that evidence linking trauma in one generation to epigenetic effects that influence subsequent generations may be overstated.
Researchers found methylation mediators of obesity and other metabolic features by profiling individuals born after a famine called the Dutch Hunger Winter.
Backed by €15 million in EU funding, the Ubiquitous Pharmacogenomics Consortium seeks to implement preemptive testing at seven healthcare systems by 2020.
Three individuals in a 17th century burial carried genetic signatures associated with Bantu- and non-Bantu speaking populations in parts of Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ghana.
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Autoimmune molecular diagnostics firm Ignyta today said it is working with Leiden University Medical Center to evaluate epigenetic signatures of patients with early synovitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
An artificial intelligence-based analysis suggests a third group of ancient hominins likely interbred with human ancestors, according to Popular Mechanics.
The New York Times Magazine looks into paleogenomics and how it is revising what's know about human history, but also possibly ignoring lessons learned by archaeologists.
