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Rainy season in The Gambia

Exposure to micronutrients prior to pregnancy has been associated with gene modifications in offspring

22 Feb 2012

Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.

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Candy Hearts

Environment and Diet leave their prints on the heart

29 Nov 2011

A University of Cambridge study, which set out to investigate DNA methylation in the human heart and the "missing link" between our lifestyle and our...

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February is American Heart Month

Scientists find "missing link" between heart failure and environment

13 Jan 2010

Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. The study could open up completely...

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Primordial germ cells

Germ cells: the route to immortality

01 Apr 2009

How do cells become equipped to generate a whole new organism?

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large chromosomes

Rethinking the secrets of life: a code upon a code

04 Jan 2009

Epigenetics is taking the biomedical research world by storm; three Cambridge scientists use examples from their own research to explain why.

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