Epigenetics is the study of various heritable alterations that control gene expression without changing the DNA sequence. 1 The name epigenetics comes from the Greek prefix “epi”, which means on top ...

When cells are healthy, we don't expect them to suddenly change cell types. A skin cell on your hand won't naturally morph ...

Hosted by the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, the event is held on a near-annual basis to ...

An innovative CRISPR-Cas12f-based activator system may hold significant potential in the future of gene therapy and biological research, suggest researchers of a new study. The study highlights the ...

Imagine being able to flip a light switch to control disease pathways inside a living cell. A team of visionary researchers ...

A new MIT study in Cell of 3.5 million cells from more than 100 human brains finds that Alzheimer’s progression—but also ...