inheriting

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"Non-Mendelian patterns of inheriting epigenetics could be a faster way to acquire diverse or new traits than alterations in the genomic sequence itself, especially in response to environmental pressures," says Andrew Feinberg, M.D.,

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Will they be prepared to handle the money they’ll be inheriting financially, emotionally, socially?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Warsh’s first rate-setting meeting as chair likely won’t be until late June, and the committee he is inheriting is already moving against him.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

What is also real is the weight of what he is inheriting.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Einsteinian physics can thus be regarded as inheriting the results of Newtonian physics while going far beyond them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton