Embryonic development is like a well-organised building project, with the embryo's DNA serving as the blueprint from which all construction details are derived. Cells carry out different functions according to a developmental plan, by expressing, i.e. turning on, different combinations of genes.
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Pregnancy Today
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EMBL Scientists Take New Approach To Predict Gene Expression
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Mass. Town Rejects Ballot Initiative To Overturn School Contraception Policy
Voters in Revere, Mass., on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that would have overturned a policy allowing the high school's health clinic to make contraception available, including condoms and emergency contraception, the Boston Globe reports.
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Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb
From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, and certainly long before their first babble or coo.
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CDC Study Links Premature Births, High Infant Mortality In U.S.
The U.S. infant mortality rate is one of the highest among developed countries, primarily because of the nation's high number of premature births, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, the New York Times reports (Grady, New York Times, 11/4).
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Children's Asthma Risk Linked To Folic Acid Supplements During Late Pregnancy, Australian Study
Researchers in Australia have identified a link between allergic asthma in 3 to 5 year-old children and exposure to folic acid that their birth mothers took as supplements during late pregnancy. They said the timing of when folic acid is taken in pregnancy might be important.
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