Fish prove every pregnancy is a battle: Unexpected evidence for the food fight between mothers and babies
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Left to their own devices, babies in the womb would suck their mothers dry. A developing baby benefits from taking as many essential nutrients as possible, but evolutionary theory predicts that to survive pregnancy, mothers need to keep some of these nutrients for themselves.
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Fish prove every pregnancy is a battle: Unexpected evidence for the food fight between mothers and babies
Left to their own devices, babies in the womb would suck their mothers dry. A developing baby benefits from taking as many essential nutrients as possible, but evolutionary theory predicts that to survive pregnancy, mothers need to keep some of these nutrients for themselves.
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