June 2012

  • Utilizing Human, rodent and pig cells, key epigenetic markers are compared to understand how this epignomic system evolved. “Comparative epigenomics reveals regulatory features of the genome that cannot be discerned from sequence comparisons alone.” Read more about it: Comparative Epigenomic Annotation of Regulatory DNA .

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  • Endocrine active compounds such as estradiol and testosterone can be found throughout our environment in the water supply, food and other avenues. These compounds can lead to abnormal germ cell development, infertility and disease in children. Currently a human germ cell system is unavailable for study. Human embryonic stem cell derived germ cells can be…

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