The classical view of cancer was of a progressive series of mutations conferring growth advantages, such that the cell is no longer constrained by the biochemical limitations of other, normal cells. No growth...
Methods for genomic DNA purification have come a very long way since 1869 when Johann Friedrich Miescher first isolated what he called nuclein. Eventually...
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism, and its study is becoming increasingly popular in biological research. Methylation status is thought to play a role in aging, embryonic development, oncogenesis, and disease in general.