Jul 11, 2023
Study finds, ‘greedy’ genes from father encourage unborn babies to steal their mother’s food
Posted by Gemechu Taye in category: food
A mice experiment shows that genes from the father make an unborn child manipulate their mother’s metabolism so that the fetus could have more and more nutrition.
A new mice study from the University of Cambridge (UC) reveals that during pregnancy, a fetus tries to suck in as many nutrients as possible from its mother, and unique “greedy genes” from the father helps the fetus do so.