Epigenetic map may pave way for new therapeutic solutions to hearing loss
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 12:50
in Biology & Nature
Epigenetics is the expression and control of genes. The epigenetics involved in the inner ear is a critical part of the mystery of hearing. A team has now created the first map of "methylation" -- one of the body's main epigenetic signals -- that reflects the functioning of the inner ear in its entirety.