What you eat may change the genes and health outcomes of your unborn children and grandchildren
Over the past century, researchers’ understanding of genetics has undergone a profound transformation. Genes, the regions of DNA largely responsible for our physical characteristics, were considered immutable under the original model of genetics pioneered by biologist Gregor Mendel in 1865. That is, genes were thought to be largely unaffected by a person’s environment. The emergence… Read More »