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ENVIRONMENTAL EPIGENOMICS MEETINGDURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA-- At the Environmental Genomics, Imprinting, and Disease Susceptibility conference, held here from 2 to 4 November, an epigeneticist presented evidence from mice that methylation of DNA--a chemical modification that can shut down genes--can be key to folic acid's effects on the developing fetus. ([Read more][1].) [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/310/5755/1761
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