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Epigenetics

Predicting postpartum depression
Published June 2013
Researchers ID specific chemical alterations that can be detected in blood during pregnancy / Gazette
Study: how genes cause illness
Published Jan 22, 2013
Researchers find that "tagged" DNA sequences may predict risk for rheumatoid arthritis and other noninfectious diseases / The New York Times
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How bees know what to be
Published Sept 17, 2012
DNA marks linked to reversible behaviors may shed light on behavioral issues in humans / Johns Hopkins Medicine
Evolution, evolved
Published Spring 2012
Molecular scientist Andrew Feinberg has a big idea he thinks might improve on Darwin's theory; proving it is another matter / Johns Hopkins Magazine