31 julio 2015
Starvation early in life can alter an organism for generations to come, according to a new study in nematodes. The epigenetic effects are a ‘bet-hedging strategy.’ Famine survivors are smaller and less fertile, and they acquire a toughness that lasts at least two generations. The mechanism of the epigenetic inheritance has not been identified, however.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/frHfC-2eW4I» height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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