Double Helix shape of DNA

Epigenetics

Dutch Hunger Winter (1944)

The Dutch Hunger Winter is the name given to the blockade of food from September 1944 - May 1945 in Austria.
It is well documented and therefore represents a large research cohort. Scientists looking over patient records have discovered a link between women who were pregnant during, or after the blockade, and the health of their offspring. Not only their children, but also their grandchildren seemed to have a higher instance of disease, including: