Archive for July, 2007

McGill University Exploring Link Between Childhood Abuse and Adult Suicide

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Canadian weekly magazine Maclean’s has published a brief article profiling the ongoing work of Dr. Moshe Szyf of McGill University, who for years has been at the forefront of cancer and nutritional epigenetics. Dr. Szyf is currently collaborating with McGill neuroscientist Dr. Gustavo Terecki, director of the McGill Group for Suicide Studies. A brief synopsis [...]

This Week’s NOVA scienceNOW to Feature Segment on Epigenetics

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

It appears that the July 24, 2007 edition of NOVA scienceNOW on PBS will feature a segment on epigenetics, highlighting some of the work being done by researchers that we have covered here before (Duke University’s Randy Jirtle, among others). You’ll have to check your local listings for air time in your area. The segment [...]

PLoS ONE Adds Five Star Ratings for Research Papers

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

A new feature has been added this week to the open access journal PLoS ONE, which was launched just last year. In addition to accepting comments and annotations on individual research articles, the journal is now allowing registered users to rate each paper in three categories: Insight, Reliability, and Style. The resulting average score (on [...]

2007 Epigenetics Gordon Conference Schedule Set and Oversubscribed

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

This year’s Gordon Conference in Epigenetics, to be held August 5-10 at the Holderness School in Plymouth, NH, is oversubscribed and will not be accepting more attendees unless there are cancellations. However, the full conference schedule has been posted, with sessions in:

Epigenomics
DNA Methylation
Histone Modifications and Variants
Imprinting, Dosage Compensation and Chromosomal Mechanisms
Roles of RNA I
Roles of [...]

SensiGen Secures Option for Licensing Lupus Biomarkers

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based SensiGen LLC has acquired an option to license a set of epigenetic biomarkers for the early detection and monitoring of lupus from the University of Michigan. The technology consists of “a patented panel of proprietary biomarkers for epigenetic variations of genes uniquely associated with Lupus along with related research assays.
We previously covered [...]

Summer Vacation in the Canadian Rockies

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

The week-long trip to British Columbia, Canada is now complete. The family and I had a great time sightseeing, kayaking, and spotting black bears, elk, and plenty of deer.In the meantime, it looks like I missed plenty of new epigenetics research that was published over the past week or two. I’ll be trying to catch [...]