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SMALL AND THIN
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Rachel's Democracy & Health News
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April 24, 2008
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- Hall, Stephen S
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Copyright informationCopyright Environmental Research Foundation Apr 24, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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[Rachel's introduction: Two revolutionary discoveries, made only in the past 20 years, radically alter our perspective on the importance of "the environment" for human health. One such discovery is "fetal programming" - mechanisms by which chemical exposures in the womb can "program" a person in ways that last a lifetime, including a predisposition to diseases that may only become apparent decades later. The second discovery is "epigenetics" - an unexpected mechanism by which environmental influences on a person can be passed along to offspring. This essay describes important early work that paved the way for later understanding of both fetal programming and epigenetics. We have modified ...
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