In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporte d that in the United States “5.5% of all births were to women who reported smoking cigarettes at any time during pregnancy.” That ...

This study sought to examine the ethical and practical questions of epigenome editing and its use for therapeutic purposes, especially in the context of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and ...

According to epigenetics -- the study of inheritable changes in gene expression not directly coded in our DNA -- our life experiences may be passed on to our children and our children's children.

Progress in genome-editing technology is enabling deletions and additions in human DNA sequences with greater efficiency, precision and control than ever before. This technology holds great promise ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF), the leading global organization funding inheritable blood disorders research, education, and community advocacy, today announced the ...