Towards a unification of the 2 meanings of "epigenetics"

PLoS Biol. 2022 Dec 27;20(12):e3001944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001944. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Abstract

The notion of epigenetic "marks" used by molecular biologists is conceptually disconnected from the idea of Waddington's epigenetic "landscape" that is used by systems biologists and biophysicists. Recent advances suggest that these 2 distinct schools of thought could be united.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Epigenesis, Genetic*
  • Epigenomics*
  • Schools