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Thursday Oct 30, 2008

Epigenetics & Chromatin launches with BioMed Central

Epigenetics & Chromatin, a new open access journal, has launched with Frank Grosveld and Steven Henikoff as co-Editors-in-Chief. The Editors-in-Chief are supported by an Editorial Board comprised of internationally recognized experts in the field of epigenetics.

Based on the positive response the journal has already received from the community both Editors-in-Chief are extremely optimistic about Epigenetics & Chromatin’s future.  Frank Grosveld says “I’m thrilled to be part of the launch, particularly because this is an open access journal that fulfils the need for a resource that reflects the breadth of epigenetic research. The positive response by colleagues around the world who have participated in this venture has been fantastic.” Steven Henikoff adds “The field of epigenetics is at an exciting stage, one that seems comparable to the field of genetics before the elucidation of the structure of DNA and the genetic code. We know most of the parts, but we are still unclear as to how they work together as a system to faithfully maintain gene expression states. As our understanding of epigenetic inheritance and chromatin-based interactions progresses, we expect that Epigenetics & Chromatin will become a key scientific resource”.

The journal aims to become a home for research into epigenetic inheritance and chromatin based interactions and has already made an impressive start in achieving its goal by publishing two articles from the labs of Elizabeth Blackburn and Neil Brockdorff. Please visit the journal website to read the first articles published and to submit as article of your own. You can also keep up-to-date with any developments in Epigenetics & Chromatin by registering for email alerts.

 

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