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Mom’s prenatal hardship turns baby’s genes on and off
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The Conversation: In January 1998 five days of freezing rain collapsed the electrical grid of the Canadian province of Québec. The storm left more than 3 million people without electricity for anywhere from a few hours to 45 days – one of the worst natural disasters in Canadian history. Read more.