Tag: epigenetics

A worm's strange sex change led scientists down a path towards a potential new form of inheritance.

As if weight loss wasn't hard enough, your body seems to have evolved a system that fights against weight changes.

Just one dose a day could help you stay young and healthy.

Frequent cannabis use might alter biological pathways related to energy and immune function.

If something similar could be done in humans, it would be massive.

Two studies found genetic-based changes in the cervix that can detect other cancers.

Our cells look younger than those of chimps due to chemical changes to our genome when we branched away from ...

We're not sure yet if a father's experience can affect the health of offspring.

Stress -- it's never good for you. But sometimes, it's worse.

In a collaborative effort by the Oregon Healthy and Science University and the University of Pittsburgh researchers have been able ...

In a testament to epigenetics, researchers show that it's possible that the marks of trauma can be transmitted down to ...

Florida worker ants doubled in size after scientists performed chemical changes to their DNA. The ants were not genetically modified ...