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  • noun biology The study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes.

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  • After two years, Clarke had figured out exactly where to place the cyclodextrin ring inside the nanopore to identify the passing bases.33 As an added bonus, the setup could also distinguish bases that have been methylated, that is, tagged with a small chemical group widely thought to be a crucial mechanism in regulating gene activity a field known as epigenomics.

    The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010

  • This field of study is called epigenomics, and many researchers think it's just as important as genomics.

    Wired Top Stories Brandon Keim 2010

  • The good news is that this has been the year of discoveries about "omics"--epigenomics, exposomics, nutrigenomics and microbiomics and toxigenomics--that do, in fact, hold the key to unlocking our health and disease mysteries.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Why Your Genes Don't Determine Your Health MD Mark Hyman 2011

  • Ajmal Aqtash, writes that, "The exhibition traces the evolution of Lalvani's genomic art as filtered through two major series, AlgoRhythms ™ and XURF ™, each exploring Lalvani's principal concern with the relationship between genetic codes and sculptural creation, and more specifically, between" genomics "- sculpture derived from formal rules, and" epigenomics "- works created through external agents like forces, respectively."

    Steven Mesler: Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani Steven Mesler 2010

  • Ajmal Aqtash, writes that, "The exhibition traces the evolution of Lalvani's genomic art as filtered through two major series, AlgoRhythms™ and XURF™, each exploring Lalvani's principal concern with the relationship between genetic codes and sculptural creation, and more specifically, between "genomics"-sculpture derived from formal rules, and "epigenomics"-works created through external agents like forces, respectively."

    Steven Mesler: Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani Steven Mesler 2010

  • You would think that despite the publicity about the human genome project, despite good NYT articles on epigenomics, and despite all the sources of information available, the average scientific understanding of the non-science Harvard community seems pretty primitive.

    Academia, Harvard Law School, and freedom of speech 2010

  • BMC Medical Genomics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of functional genomics, genome structure, genome-scale population genetics, epigenomics, proteomics, systems analysis, and pharmacogenomics in relation to human health and disease

    BMC Medical Genomics 2008

  • Ajmal Aqtash, writes that, "The exhibition traces the evolution of Lalvani's genomic art as filtered through two major series, AlgoRhythms ™ and XURF ™, each exploring Lalvani's principal concern with the relationship between genetic codes and sculptural creation, and more specifically, between" genomics "- sculpture derived from formal rules, and" epigenomics "- works created through external agents like forces, respectively."

    Steven Mesler: Form Follows Force: Haresh Lalvani Steven Mesler 2010

  • Dr. Insel hinted that genetic research into autism is about to undergo a major transformation, from looking at genetic sequencing, "which is what we have been doing for the last decade," to looking at the "emerging field of epigenetics, or epigenomics."

    David Kirby: Rising Autism Numbers -- Leading Federal Official Says "No Question" That Environmental Exposures Are A Factor 2009

  • Now we also look at all the proteins a cell makes (proteomics), RNA transcription (transcriptomics), molecules that control which DNA gets turned on (epigenomics), and cell energy consumption (metabolomics).

    Three Smart Things You Should Know About Genomics 2007

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