This is an introductory course offered in 2-day workshop format on the new biology sub-discipline known as epigenomics and/or epigenetics. Epigenetics focuses on processes that regulate how and when certain genes are turned on and turned off, while epigenomics pertains to analysis of epigenetic changes across many genes in a cell or entire organism (1). Epigenetic processes control normal growth and development (1). Diet and exposure to environmental chemicals throughout all stages of human development among other factors can cause ep ...  [click for more]

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Oakland, CA View details    November 16, 2011 - November 17, 2011