Publisher description for The fetal matrix : evolution, development, and disease / Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson.
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New discoveries indicate that the most important interactions in determining our fate occur before birth. These processes are an evolutionary echo of mechanisms which allowed our ancestors to survive as hunter-gatherers. Two of the world's leading pioneering authorities reveal exciting insights into a rapidly emerging field. They suggest new ways of protecting the health of the fetus, infant and adult and cover important triggers for many emerging diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Developmental biology, Embryology, Human, Human evolution, Medicine, Preventive, Medical genetics