Alpert Medical School and the New York Academy of Sciences will sponsor a conference on the emerging field of behavioral epigenetics Oct. 29 and 30, according to a recent announcement on the New York ...

In a previous post I pointed out the fallacy in preformationism and contrasted it with epigenesis: the true paradigm for understanding how DNA directs development. Source: Christopher Badcock But I ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to be experienced by roughly 1 in 127 people worldwide. It is characterized by atypical patterns in brain development, ...

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response. Epigenetics are ...

New research in mice published today in the journal Scientific Reports strengthens the growing scientific consensus regarding the role of the gut microbiome in neurodegenerative disorders including ...

In the long-debated question of nature versus nurture, the emerging field of behavioral epigenetics may hold significant insight, suggesting that nature responds to the effects of nurture. Behavioral ...

Novel techniques in the quantitative analyses of the cancer epigenetic landscape now provide the tools to understand the connections between genetics and other drivers of cancer development and growth ...