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Beer and a balanced diet

May 21, 201945 min
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We tend to think of our genetic inheritance as stable over time, but the expression of those genes can be altered by your environment. Laetitia studies one example of this- gestational (pregnancy-induced) diabetes. Suggested Reading: A general primer on epigenetics- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/ The human genome project- http://www.thepipettepen.com/blog/epigenetics-the-software-of-the-dna-hardware/ In-depth article on developmental plasticity- https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02725 Follow Laetitia Meyrueix: @BQImpertinente, nutribites.blog (blog) Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/ Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
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