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. 2015 Jun 19;7(1):59.
doi: 10.1186/s13073-015-0185-8. eCollection 2015.

Brave new epigenomes: the dawn of epigenetic engineering

Anna Köeferle  1 , Stefan H Stricker  2 , Stephan Beck  1
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Brave new epigenomes: the dawn of epigenetic engineering

Anna Köeferle et al. Genome Med. .

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Abstract

New methods for epigenome editing now make it possible to manipulate the epigenome in living cells with unprecedented specificity and efficiency. These ground-breaking approaches are beginning to yield novel insights into the function of individual chromatin marks in the context of cellular phenotype.

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