12.31.06
Was 2006 a Good Year for Epigenetics? (Part II)
In an earlier post, I began taking a look back at the year 2006 in epigenetics. With the last day of 2006 upon us, it seemed like a good time to complete the review of the year’s most memorable events (covered by Epigenetics News).
- There were key advances using epigenetics to improve the detection of certain cancers, including prostate, breast and colorectal cancer.
- The journal Nature drew a fresh audience to the topic of epigenetics with the article Epigenetics: Unfinished Symphony.
- The first hypomethylating drug, Dacogen, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes.
- The epigenetic map of human chromosomes 6, 20, and 22 was released.
- The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society released a draft report for public comment on the potential U.S. population cohort study on genes, environment, and disease.
- Epigenetics was put in an evolutionary perspective.
- We hosted our first carnival, Tangled Bank #61.
- A CpG methylation system was discovered in the western honey bee.
- Epigenetics was linked as a potential factor in adult-onset disease.
- A test was developed to analyze methylation using a breath sample.
This is just a sample of what was covered in 2006. Look for even more coverage of everything epigenetics in 2007.
i think the most memorable epigenetic moment of the year was the paper from Cropley et al. showing the inheritance of acquired characters and its stable transmision through generations
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/103/46/17071