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Stephen Beech

How Babies In The Womb Could Control Their Mom’s Metabolism

Babies in the womb use a greedy gene from dads to remote control mom into feeding them extra food, reveals new research. PHOTO BY SHVETS PRODUCTION/SWNS

Babies in the womb use a “greedy” gene from dads to “remote control” mom into feeding them extra food, reveals new research.

Cambridge University scientists have discovered that fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their father to force their mother to release as many nutrients as possible during pregnancy,

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