Showing posts with label experiences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label experiences. Show all posts

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Parents May Pass Down More Than Just Genes, Study Suggests

Scientists are investigating the epigenetics of fatherhood: how a man’s experiences can alter his sperm, and whether those changes in turn may alter his children.

In 2013, an obese man went to Hvidovre Hospital in Denmark to have his stomach stapled. All in all, it was ordinary bariatric surgery — with one big exception.

A week before the operation, the man provided a sperm sample to Danish scientists. A week after the procedure, he did so again. A year later, he donated a third sample.