Scientists Unveil First Body-wide Single-cell Genome Map
Researchers have published the first body-wide single-cell atlas mapping two major epigenetic systems: DNA methylation and 3D genome folding. This study provides new insights into how the same DNA code produces diverse cell types throughout the human body.
LA JOLLA (July 23, 2026) - Every cell in the human body carries the same three billion letters of DNA, yet a neuron, a heart muscle cell, and a pancreatic beta cell each use that shared code to do entirely different jobs. How cells pull off this trick comes down to epigenetics - chemical tags and three-dimensional structures that govern which genes are active and which stay silent.
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