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I had an Epiphany: Desire to Voluntarily Exercise May Be Epigenetically Determined in the Womb

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Early Epigenetic Changes Regulate Voluntary Exercise in Mice: Study

By Emma Yasinski, TheScientist

8 December 2019: Altering DNA methylation in a particular area of the hypothalamus halved the animals’ voluntary exercise as adults.