The science of epigenetics is a novel idea

By Linda Morris
Updated May 28 2017 - 9:48am, first published May 17 2017 - 8:01am
SMH ARTS. Story by, Linda Morris - 2017 Writer in Residence fellowship winners - Sydney Uni. Photo shows, 2017 Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydneys Charles Perkins Centre. writer Mireille Juchau and Playwright Alana Valentine, will  receive $100,000 and spend a year based at the centre, alongside researchers and clinicians who are looking for integrated solutions to ease the burden of obesity and chronic disease.    Photo by, Peter Rae Tuesday 16 May 2017 Photo: Peter Rae
SMH ARTS. Story by, Linda Morris - 2017 Writer in Residence fellowship winners - Sydney Uni. Photo shows, 2017 Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydneys Charles Perkins Centre. writer Mireille Juchau and Playwright Alana Valentine, will receive $100,000 and spend a year based at the centre, alongside researchers and clinicians who are looking for integrated solutions to ease the burden of obesity and chronic disease. Photo by, Peter Rae Tuesday 16 May 2017 Photo: Peter Rae

The idea that trauma can cross generations, that the health of parents or grandparents can influence, if not predict, body weight and shape and the mental state of the newborn is an explosive new field of science.

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