Combat Diseases Using 'Epigenome Map'

Epigenome, the largest-ever map of molecular switches that affect genes was unveiled by a consortium of scientists on Wednesday. It is a tool which helps to understand how diseases are caused. The work, assembled by scientific publishing house Nature, is the most ambitious look yet at epigenetics, considered one of medicine's most promising frontiers. Epigenomes are chemical tags attached to DNA, the inherited genetic code for making and sustaining life. They ...