Surprise discovery shows you may inherit more from your mum than you think
- Written by Marnie Blewitt, Head, Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

What if we could inherit more than our parents’ genes? What if we could inherit the ability to turn genes on and off?
These possibilities have come to light after our recent study, published in Nature Communications. We found information in addition to our genes was passed down from mum to offspring to affect how their...
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