Written by Kristin Duncan, Epigenie How much is too much? If you are pregnant, this is a question that you may find yourself asking your family doctor, pediatrician, or gynecologist. There are a lot of “credible sources” that will tell you one glass of wine wont cause any damage. But before you uncork that… Read more »
It is exactly one week since the closing ceremony for the British Ecological Society centenary celebrations and Intecol 2013. The metaphorical confetti has been cleared, and the less metaphorical hangovers have finally subsided, giving an opportunity to reflect on what was an outstanding week of workshops, poster presentations, talks and general ecology based fun. Highlights… Read more »
You may recall that June's issue of Genome Biology was dedicated to the field of plant genomics (more info on the issue can be found in this blog post). When putting together the issue, we recorded a podcast with some of the featured researchers in which we discussed their contributions. We also spoke to co-Guest… Read more »
Nematodes have been propelled into fame in the scientific community by the widespread use of Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism. Investigation of this nematode has provided insights into key areas of biology, including development and apoptosis. While C. elegans is one of the most widely studied organisms in biology, other nematodes have also become… Read more »
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Henry Levin and Dr Cedric Feschotte have recently been appointed as co-Editors-in-Chief of Mobile DNA, working alongside Nancy Craig (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA) and Thomas Eickbush (University of Rochester, USA). Dr Levin heads the Section on Eukaryotic Transposable Elements in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver… Read more »
In May 2013 the first Birmingham Cancer Epigenetics Conference took place at the University of Birmingham, UK. With research into translational epigenetics, and particularly cancer epigenetics, growing rapidly it was a perfect time for the meeting organizers, including Ciaran Woodman, Bryan Turner, Constanze Bonifer, and the meeting sponsors, Cancer Research UK and Leukaemia & Lymphoma… Read more »
In May 2013 the first Birmingham Cancer Epigenetics Conference took place at the University of Birmingham, UK. With research into translational epigenetics, and particularly cancer epigenetics, growing rapidly it was a perfect time for the meeting organizers, including Ciaran Woodman, Bryan Turner, Constanze Bonifer, and the meeting sponsors, Cancer Research UK and Leukaemia &… Read more »
Welcome to the first post on the Clinical Epigenetics blog. This site is designed to be a forum for the exchange of ideas within the community, and we welcome short pieces on interesting research papers, methods, clinical practice, clinical trials, policy directions, and academic meetings. Most blogs on this site will be posted by… Read more »
BioMed Central will be attending the upcoming Intecol 2013 conference in London from 18-23rd August, representing our open access ecology journals. We would be delighted to meet you there. We will be located at booth E13 along with our Springer colleagues, and you can meet us there during the conference. We would be most… Read more »
As low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) continue to face health challenges from infectious disease, they are concurrently challenged by the rising burden of non-communicable diseases including cancer. Changing economics in many countries around the world have meant changes in dietary and behavioral factors, several of which are linked to increased risk for cancers. Collaborative… Read more »