Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/stories/science/new-study-shows-dad-s-unhealthy-behaviors-may-be-bad-for-baby-too-11568.html Science and Technology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:00:00 -0500 Before you light that cigarette, men, you might think about whether you want to have a child some day. That's the message in new research that shows the life choices both women and men make long before they conceive a child may have a permanent, genetic impact on any future offspring. http://www.tradeshowmarketingadvice.org Science and Technology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:23:01 -0500 One more reason not to smoke! :) But seriously, are there significant studies that back up the idea that what you do in life can turn on and off the genes in your egg or sperm and thus effect your offspring? It kind of makes sense, but what a change it would be in how we teach biology! PRI: Public Radio International