“The EpiMark family of products will help to achieve this, as well as help to further our understanding of the role of 5-hmC in the epigenome.”
“And, in a more sinister twist, it is often the epigenome of a cancer cell that makes its daughters cancerous, too.”
“That is because the epigenome mediates environmental influences on gene expression, and so lies at the interface between nature and nurture. This could explain how stress and toxic chemicals affect susceptibility to diseases.”