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“Do these genes make me look fat?” Maybe. Or maybe it’s the obesogens.
If you have a weight problem and you think it’s not entirely your fault, there might be something to that belief. Researchers have identified a number of substances that might act on organisms, including humans, in ways that cause them … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, carcinogen, definition, epigenetic, gen, mutagen, obesity, obesogen, obesogenic, pathogen, word origin
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