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Beyond the maternal epigenetic legacy

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In 2004, Weaver et al. published evidence in Nature Neuroscience for the lasting epigenetic impact of maternal care within the hippocampus of rat offspring. This conceptual and methodological leap contributed to the evolution of environmental and behavioral epigenetics and continues to inspire challenging questions about genes, environments, and their legacy.

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Champagne, F.A. Beyond the maternal epigenetic legacy. Nat Neurosci 21, 773–774 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-018-0157-6

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