Epigenetics refers to chemical modifications of chromatin or transcribed DNA that can
influence gene activity and expression without changes in DNA sequence. The last 20 years …

Traumatic stress is a type of environmental experience that can modify behavior, cognition
and physiological functions such as metabolism, in mammals. Many of the effects of …

Epigenetics represents a widely accepted set of mechanisms by which organisms respond
to the environment by regulating phenotypic plasticity and life history transitions …

Tetraspanins (Tspans) are a family of four-span transmembrane proteins, known as plasma
membrane “master organizers.” They form Tspan-enriched microdomains (TEMs or TERMs) …

Neo-Darwinian explanations of organic evolution have settled on mutation as the principal
factor in producing evolutionary novelty. Mechanistic characterizations have been also …

Being sessile organisms, plants show a high degree of developmental plasticity to cope with
a constantly changing environment. While plasticity in plants is largely controlled genetically …

The policies and actions that were enacted to colonize Indigenous Peoples in Canada have
been described as constituting cultural genocide. When one considers the long-term …

Exercise has been shown to have beneficial effects on brain functions in humans and
animals. Exercise can improve memory and learning in age-related neurodegenerative …

Recently interest in multi-generational epigenetic phenomena have been fuelled by highly
reproducible intergenerational and transgenerational inheritance paradigms in several …

There is increasing evidence, particularly from plants, that epigenetic mechanisms can
contribute to environmental adaptation and evolution. The present article provides an …