What are You Doing to Influence Your Epigenome?
Ever wonder how identical twins can have subtle differences? It's all about epigenetics, or how our environment can alter the way our genes are expressed.
Ever wonder how identical twins can have subtle differences? It's all about epigenetics, or how our environment can alter the way our genes are expressed.
Strange title, eh? This is a verbal meld of some select, interesting topics that are going to be presented at the upcoming SLAS2012 Conference. The full preliminary program is available on the SLAS website, so go find topics of interest to you.
If so, then you should become acquainted with the SLAS Special Interest Groups, or SIGs. These are the most grass-roots of all SLAS member endeavors and are truly run by and for the members. In short, SIGs are groups of people with similar interests. These SIGs meet at the annual conference to discuss their topical area, listen to speakers they've recruited and just to network. They have been known to share a beer or two!
The Lab Man Blog features the musings of Steve Hamilton, Ph.D., SLAS Education Director, on the emerging fields of laboratory technology.