Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Vitamin B12 drives inherited behavioral changes across generations in roundworms

It has long been known that environmental conditions can shape how traits are inherited, a phenomenon known as transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. However, the molecular signals responsible for encoding this biological "memory" have remained largely unknown.

Vitamin B12 drives inherited behavioral changes across generations in roundworms
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It has long been known that environmental conditions can shape how traits are inherited, a phenomenon known as transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. However, the molecular signals responsible for encoding this biological "memory" have remained largely unknown.

Originally published at Phys.org

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