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‘Battle of the sexes’ begins in womb as father and mother’s genes tussle over nutrition

Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta,...

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Increased fertility for women with Neanderthal gene

One in three women in Europe inherited the receptor for progesterone from Neandertals, a gene variant associated with increased fertility,...

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Length of pregnancy alters the child’s DNA

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have, together with an international team, mapped the relationship between length of pregnancy and...

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Ovarian hormones play genes like a fiddle

Ovarian hormones play genes like a fiddle A complex relationship between genes, hormones and social factors can lead to eating...

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