WEBVTT 00:01.133 --> 00:03.700 Fetal exposure to various substances 00:03.733 --> 00:08.200 appears to affect flavor preferences after birth. 00:08.233 --> 00:12.033 For instance, fetuses whose mothers consumed anise, 00:12.067 --> 00:14.933 a substance which gives licorice its taste, 00:14.967 --> 00:19.333 showed a preference for anise after birth. 00:19.367 --> 00:22.367 Newborns without fetal exposure disliked anise.