Course duration: 3 days (approximately 18-20 hours of lectures, practical exercises and group discussions). Registration will being at 9.00am on the first day, the course will finish by 4.00pm on the ...

explain the difference between genetics and epigenetics. For students to grasp the basics of epigenetics, they will need an understanding of DNA and its structural chemistry in the chromosome.

Research has shown that children who experience adversity during their early years may undergo faster biological aging. Nonetheless, a recent study reveals that positive parenting interventions can ...

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those ...

Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a GAA repeat expansion in the frataxin gene (FXN). Changes in DNA methylation around the GAA expansion combine with the gene ...

Evidence is mounting that epigenetic marks on DNA can influence future generations in a variety of ways. But how such phenomena might affect large-scale evolutionary processes is hotly debated. The ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A longitudinal study shows that puberty may reprogram children’s epigenetic profiles in ways that ...