New tool reveals hidden gene switches linked to disease risk

FIRE pairs machine learning with advanced DNA sequencing to help pinpoint the DNA changes behind hereditary diseases—a crucial step toward gene-based therapies.

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Industrial pollution’s imprint lasts generations

According to new analysis using Utah Population Database, a woman’s prenatal exposures can increase risk of intellectual disabilities in daughter’s children.

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Beyond the genome

U of U Health launches project to map DNA modifications and gene activity across lifespan and generations.

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A tale of two worms: How my research is advancing the field of epigenetics

Audrey Brown explores why an important epigenetic gene is missing in some species of roundworm.

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