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Although enhancers are crucial and widespread gene-regulatory elements, we are far from a complete understanding of how they function or their importance in areas such as disease and evolution. Five prominent researchers discuss some of the key outstanding questions in enhancer biology.
How much transgenerational epigenetic inheritance takes place, and what impact does this have on organisms? We asked five leading researchers — working on key model organisms and on human disease — for their views.
