The nutritional environment of the parental generation of the polyphagous gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, can significantly influence the growth and reproductive potential of the next generation through ...

In a new study in rotifers (microscopic invertebrates), scientists tested the evolutionary fitness of older-mother offspring in several real and simulated environments, including laboratory culture, ...

In natural populations, quantitative traits seldom show short-term evolution at the rate predicted by evolutionary models. Resolving this “paradox of stasis” is a key goal in evolutionary biology, as ...

In a recent review article published in Nutrients, researchers summarized what is known about the effects of excessive folic acid (FA) supplementation for mothers on children. Study: Risk of Excess ...

Studies in roundworms by biologists at the University of Iowa suggest that a mother’s response to stress can influence her children and her grandchildren, through heritable epigenetic changes. Their ...

During the perinatal period, the maternal diet and behavior affect the developmental trajectory of the offspring. Several studies have indicated maternal depression and obesity enhance the risk of ...