Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disease that is related to genetic and environmental factors, but its mechanisms remain unclear. DNA methylation, a classic epigenetic modification, not only ...

The order of nucleotides within a sequence of DNA is important. It underpins subsequent protein function and, in cases of mutations, the subsequent disease manifestation. Determining the order of ...

Rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology (“next-generation sequencing”) have inspired optimism about the potential of human genomics for “precision medicine.” Meanwhile, pathogen genomics is ...

ABSTRACT: For a constantly growing human population, healthy and productive soil is critical for sustainable delivery of agricultural products. The soil microorganisms play a crucial role in soil ...

The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04267. Details about the method for DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and ...

Epigenetic marks are chemical modifications found throughout the genome – the DNA within cells. By influencing the activity of nearby genes, the marks govern developmental processes and help cells to ...

Forest soil ecosystems are associated with large pools and fluxes of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), which could be strongly affected by variation in rainfall events under current climate change.

1 Key Laboratory of East China Sea & Oceanic Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences ...

1 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2 Centro Superior de Investigación de la Salud Pública (CSISP-FISABIO, Departamento de Genómica y Salud,, Spain Bivalve molluscs, due to its ...

† Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands ‡ Vitens ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes are clinically heterogeneous disorders characterized by clonal hematopoiesis, impaired differentiation, peripheral-blood cytopenias, and a risk of progression to acute ...