Sanctioned Iranian ships leave Chinese chemical storage

    Two Iranian ships departed a Chinese chemical storage port this week, heading for Iran, according to a Washington Post analysis of ship-tracking data, satellite imagery, and Treasury Department records published on Sunday.  The ships, the Shabdis and the Barzin, are owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, a state-owned company which has been…

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    Review reveals how paternal lifestyle shapes sperm epigenetics and offspring health

    Review reveals how paternal lifestyle shapes sperm epigenetics and offspring health

    A new review in Clinical Epigenetics synthesises growing evidence that paternal lifestyle and environmental exposures such as diet, obesity, smoking, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and stress alter sperm epigenetic marks (DNA methylation, histone retention, and small non-coding RNAs). These changes can influence sperm quality and fertilising ability, early embryo development, assisted reproduction outcomes, and long-term health risks…

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