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Panoramic views of the early epigenome

Four studies detail changes in how DNA is wrapped around histone proteins and in molecular modifications to histones that occur after fertilization. The results shed light on the early regulation of gene expression. See Letters p.548, p.553 & p.558

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Figure 1: Measuring methylation during early development.

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Vaquerizas, J., Torres-Padilla, ME. Panoramic views of the early epigenome. Nature 537, 494–496 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19468

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