The Epigenetics of Poverty

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The Epigenetics of Poverty

Oct 27, 2011

A new study in the International Journal of Epidemiology suggests that whether children are brought up in affluent or poverty-stricken homes affects the epigenetics of their DNA, reports New Scientist's Andy Coghlan.

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