Increasing evidence indicates that non-DNA sequence-based epigenetic information can be
inherited across several generations in organisms ranging from yeast to plants to humans …

A severe decline in child births has occurred over the past half century, which will lead to
considerable population declines, particularly in industrialized regions. A crucial question is …

The world of small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs) is ever-expanding, from small interfering
RNA, microRNA and Piwi-interacting RNA to the recently emerging non-canonical sncRNAs …

Epigenetic research has accelerated rapidly in the twenty-first century, generating justified
excitement and hope, but also a degree of hype. Here we review how the field has evolved …

RNA modifications have recently emerged as critical posttranscriptional regulators of gene
expression programs. They affect diverse eukaryotic biological processes, and the correct …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the main cause of female infertility worldwide and is
associated with a substantially increased lifetime risk of comorbidities, including type 2 …

Parental environmental factors, including diet, body composition, metabolism, and stress,
affect the health and chronic disease risk of people throughout their lives, as captured in the …

Animals transmit not only DNA but also other molecules, such as RNA, proteins and
metabolites, to their progeny via gametes. It is currently unclear to what extent these …

More than one-third of the worldwide population is overweight or obese and therefore at risk
of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. In order to mitigate this pandemic, safer and more …

Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group proteins are evolutionarily conserved chromatin-
modifying factors originally identified as part of an epigenetic cellular memory system that …