A report of the 'Joint Keystone Symposium on Epigenomics and Chromatin Dynamics', Keystone, Colorado, 17-22 January 2012. This year's Joint Keystone Symposium on Epigenomics and Chromatin Dynamics was one of the largest Keystone meetings to date, reflecting the excitement and many developments in this area. Richard Young opened the meeting by giving a historic overview before sharing more detailed insights from his recent work in describing the role of the lysine demethylase Lsd1 in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation. He also set the broader stage and highlighted the excitement concerning recent advances in epigenetic drugs such as the new bromodomain inhibitors.
