Premature epigenomic aging acts like a 'sleeper cell' that is awaken by Western-style diet
(Baylor College of Medicine) Exposure to certain chemicals early in life can reprogram the liver epigenome so that the organism becomes more vulnerable to diet-triggered metabolic problems later in life.
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