Extensive experimental animal studies and epidemiological observations have shown that
environmental influences during early development affect the risk of later pathophysiological …

Epigenetics has the potential to explain various biological phenomena that have heretofore
defied complete explication. This review describes the various types of endogenous human …

Environment has a critical role in the natural selection process for Darwinian evolution. The
primary molecular component currently considered for neo-Darwinian evolution involves …

Background Environmental toxicants such as DDT have been shown to induce the
epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease (eg, obesity) through the germline. The …

Exposure to environmental factors in early life can influence developmental processes and
long-term health in humans. Early life nutrition and maternal diet are well-known examples …

BACKGROUND The concept of developmental programming suggests that the early life
environment influences offspring characteristics in later life, including the propensity to …

The Rise of Homo sapiens provides an unrivalled interdisciplinary introduction to the subject
of hominin cognitive evolution that is appropriate for general audiences and students in …

Environmental exposures such as toxicants, nutrition and stress have been shown to
promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease susceptibility. Endocrine …

The “developmental origins of health and disease”(DOHaD) is a concept that has emerged
over the past 50 years, linking the state of health and risk from disease in later childhood …

Environmental compounds including fungicides, plastics, pesticides, dioxin and
hydrocarbons can promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of adult-onset …