
Cover In this issue, a study explores how DNA methylation alters during human brain development. The cover painting depicts an ultrasound scan of a human fetus at twelve weeks old. The image is deliberately abstracted to provide an impression of incompletion, reflecting the ongoing process of brain development during this dynamic period. (Cover illustration by Helen Spiers, www.helenspiers.com. [For details, see Spiers et al., pp. 338–352.])