We tend to think of our genetic inheritance as stable over time, but the expression of those genes can be altered by your environment. Laetitia studies one example of this- gestational (pregnancy-induced) diabetes.

Suggested Reading:

A general primer on epigenetics- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/

The human genome project- http://www.thepipettepen.com/blog/epigenetics-the-software-of-the-dna-hardware/

In-depth article on developmental plasticity- https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02725

Follow Laetitia Meyrueix: @BQImpertinente, nutribites.blog (blog)

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Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro

Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing