At long last, the paper has been published... PNASNews! A combined effort from talented scientists UC Davis and Stanford University. Thank you to all involved in this journey. Congratulations Sean Burgess BurgessLab! doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

#_tn__bio_ How are we able to change over time?

#_tn__bio_ Why do we resemble our parents?

#_tn__bio_ Developmental instructions are passed on in our DNA.

#_tn__bio_ Genetics research provides us with fascinating insights into our biology.

#_tn__bio_ The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule contains a code composed of the chemicals; adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).

#_tn__bio_ Each strand of the double helix can serve as a template for replicating the DNA sequence.

#_tn__bio_ For protection, and to save space, DNA is packaged up with proteins into a chromatin fibre.

#_tn__bio_ Chromosomes are structures made of condensed DNA and, after replication, can have a recognisable "X" shape.

#_tn__bio_ The genetic material resides in our cells inside a large central compartment called the nucleus.

#_tn__bio_ When a cell needs to use the information in DNA, a transcript copy is made in the form of single-stranded messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA).

#_tn__bio_ Transcripts are transported out of the nucleus into the cellular cytoplasm, through pores in the nuclear envelope.

#_tn__bio_ Ribosomes translate the genetic information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.

#_tn__bio_ Proteins are molecules made up peptide chains and can carry out various biological functions, depending on their structure.

#_tn__bio_ Different patterns of transcription can lead to specialized cell types with distinct sets of proteins.

"Tenuous Tethers: Study Provides Live View into Interchromosomal Dynamics During Meiosis" by Greg Watry: biology.ucdavis.edu/news/tenuous-t…

Proud to present the latest results of my PhD. I've identified a new placental imprinted gene SLC22A3 in wallaby that seems conserved as a placental nutrient transport in mammals. …eneticsandchromatin.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Marilyn Renfree Oliver Griffith BioSciences UniMelb Macquarie University Shinshu University

#_tn__inf Docker image for the MEME Suite: hub.docker.com/r/memesuite/me…

Imprinting in mice does not represent all therians #epigenetics. Thrilled our work showing paternal expression of the wallaby TH/INS locus is out Heredity. nature.com/articles/s4143… Thank you Teruhito Ishihara Geoff Shaw Marilyn Renfree BioSciences UniMelb

Our latest research, published EpigeneticsChromatin, provides a fascinating example of convergent evolution of #genomicimprinting in marsupials and eutherians: link.springer.com/10.1186/s13072… Thank you Marilyn Renfree, G Shaw, Hore lab, Quentin Gouil, P Rizzoli, Teruhito Ishihara, Donna Bond