Mice studies by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that bacterial DNA can pass from parent to offspring in a manner that affects specific traits such as immunity and inflammation. According to the researchers, the discovery means scientists need to consider a significant new factor, the DNA of microbes passed from mother to child, in their efforts to understand how genes influence illness and health. Co-senior author ...
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