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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ father gene to get more food from mothers – study

PA Wire

Unborn babies use a “greedy” gene from father to remote-control their mother into feeding them extra food, new research suggests.

University of Cambridge scientists found that the foetus controls its mother’s metabolism so the two are in a nutritional tug of war.

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