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Published online 4 August 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030728-12
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Mother's diet changes pups' colour
Mouse study suggests mechanism for affect of maternal nutrition on infant health.
Researchers in the United States have altered the coat colour and disease susceptibility of newborn mice - simply by feeding their mothers extra vitamins during pregnancy1.
The study is the first to find a clear mechanism for the effect of maternal nutrition on disease development in mammals without mutating the offspring's genes.
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