Hao Wu

TL;DR: R/qtl is an extensible, interactive environment for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in experimental populations derived from inbred lines and includes functions for estimating genetic maps, identifying genotyping errors, and performing single-QTL and two-dimensional, two- QTL genome scans by multiple methods.

TL;DR: A miniaturized spinning bioreactor (SpinΩ) is developed to generate forebrain-specific organoids from human iPSCs that recapitulate key features of human cortical development, including progenitor zone organization, neurogenesis, gene expression, and, notably, a distinct human-specific outer radial glia cell layer.

TL;DR: Stochastic methylation variation of the same cDMRs, distinguishing cancer from normal tissue, is shown in colon, lung, breast, thyroid and Wilms' tumors, with intermediate variation in adenomas.

TL;DR: The mapped 5-hmC genome-wide in mouse hippocampus and cerebellum at three different ages allowed us to assess its stability and dynamic regulation during postnatal neurodevelopment through adulthood, and found developmentally programmed acquisition of 5-HMC in neuronal cells.

TL;DR: It is found that differentiated tissues show surprisingly large K9-modified regions (up to 4.9 Mb), which are large organized chromatin K9 modifications (LOCKs) and may provide a cell type–heritable mechanism for phenotypic plasticity in development and disease.