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2006-11-15 |

Research: Environment impacts gene performance

Doctors and scientists at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute say they have proven that a mother's diet during pregnancy can impact the health of her grandchildren. However, the 1,000 mothers studied over two years were "viable yellow agouti mice," bred to be genetically identical, so while study author Dr. David Martin says this study shows environmental factors can affect a fetus for generations, he said he has no recommendations for soon-to-be mothers, other than maintaining good health during pregnancy.

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2006-11-15 |

Research: Environment impacts gene performance

Doctors and scientists at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute say they have proven that a mother's diet during pregnancy can impact the health of her grandchildren. However, the 1,000 mothers studied over two years were "viable yellow agouti mice," bred to be genetically identical, so while study author Dr. David Martin says this study shows environmental factors can affect a fetus for generations, he said he has no recommendations for soon-to-be mothers, other than maintaining good health during pregnancy.

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