Dr Courtney Hanna and her team at the University of Cambridge are investigating the epigenetic changes that influence the growth and development of the placenta - a vital but poorly understood organ.
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Know your place - the genetics (and epigenetics) of bee societies
Bees have long fascinated geneticists. These eusocial insects live in highly ordered societies, with distinct roles, or castes, within them - a place for every bee, and every bee in its place. But how does a hive of genetically near-identical individuals end up diversifying into such different roles?
Meet the Mickey Mouse Mice
We discover how a chance encounter with some white-gloved mice led to new insights into heredity, through transgenerational epigenetic inheritance.