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Dr CA Edwards

Senior Research Associate, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Verified email at cam.ac.uk
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Mechanisms regulating imprinted genes in clusters

CA Edwards, AC Ferguson-Smith - Current opinion in cell biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Clustered imprinted genes are regulated by differentially methylated imprinting control
regions (ICRs) that affect gene activity and repression in cis over a large region. Although a …

Genomic imprinting at the mammalian Dlk1-Dio3 domain

ST da Rocha, CA Edwards, M Ito, T Ogata… - Trends in Genetics, 2008 - cell.com
Genomic imprinting causes genes to be expressed or repressed depending on their
parental origin. The majority of imprinted genes identified to date map in clusters and much …

Towards microbial fermentation metabolites as markers for health benefits of prebiotics

KA Verbeke, AR Boobis, A Chiodini… - Nutrition research …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Available evidence on the bioactive, nutritional and putative detrimental properties of gut
microbial metabolites has been evaluated to support a more integrated view of how …

[BOOK][B] Biology and ecology of earthworms

CA Edwards, PJ Bohlen - 1996 - books.google.com
This is the third edition of this popular text which reviews all aspects of earthworm biology
and ecology. The book has been updated throughout and extensive additions made. These …

[BOOK][B] Earthworm ecology

CA Edwards - 1997 - taylorfrancis.com
Earthworm Ecology, Second Edition updates the most comprehensive work available on
earthworm ecology with extensive revisions of the original chapters. New chapters analyze …

The DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 6

AJ Mungall, SA Palmer, SK Sims, CA Edwards… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Chromosome 6 is a metacentric chromosome that constitutes about 6% of the human
genome. The finished sequence comprises 166,880,988 base pairs, representing the …

The influence of humic acids derived from earthworm-processed organic wastes on plant growth

RM Atiyeh, S Lee, CA Edwards, NQ Arancon… - Bioresource …, 2002 - Elsevier
Some effects of humic acids, formed during the breakdown of organic wastes by earthworms
(vermicomposting), on plant growth were evaluated. In the first experiment, humic acids …

Intestinal microbiota of 6-week-old infants across Europe: geographic influence beyond delivery mode, breast-feeding, and antibiotics

M Fallani, D Young, J Scott, E Norin… - Journal of pediatric …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: There are many differences in diet and lifestyle across Europe that may influence
the development of the infant gut microbiota. This work aimed to assess the impact of …

Influences of vermicomposts on field strawberries: 1. Effects on growth and yields

NQ Arancon, CA Edwards, P Bierman, C Welch… - Bioresource …, 2004 - Elsevier
Vermicomposts processed commercially from food wastes and paper wastes were applied,
to 4.5 m2 field plots, under high plastic hoop tunnels, at rates of 5 or 10 tha− 1 to evaluate …

Interactions between earthworms and microorganisms in organic-matter breakdown

CA Edwards, KE Fletcher - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 1988 - Elsevier
The digestive system of earthworms consists of a pharynx, oesophagus and gizzard
('reception zone') followed by an anterior intestine that secretes enzymes and a posterior …