Stressed dads affect offspring brain development through sperm microRNA
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 21:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have shown at the molecular level how experiencing stress changes a male mouse's sperm in such a way that it affects his offspring's response to stress. This change is imparted epigenetically, or through a means other than the DNA code, by molecules called microRNAs, or miRs.