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April 2014 in “Nature communications” A mother's diet at conception can cause lasting genetic changes in her child.
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July 2012 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” BMAL1 controls skin cell growth and UV damage risk, peaking at night.
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