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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say expectant mothers might someday be given a personalized menu of foods to eat during pregnancy, based upon genetic makeup.
The researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis used transparent fish embryos to discover how genes and diet interact to cause birth defects.
"By the time most women know they are pregnant, the development of the fetus' organs is essentially complete," said Bryce Mendelsohn, co-author of the study and a student in the university's Medical Scientist Training Program. "Since we currently do not understand the interaction between genetics and nutrition,…