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Pesticide Exposure Could Increase Disease Risk For The Next 20 Generations
Health risks posed by synthetic chemicals in our environment could potentially linger in our germline for generations. A single exposure to a fungicide called vinclozolin during pregnancy increased the chance of disease for 20 generations of rats, a recent study found. The risk even seemed to rise, as the rats' inherited health problems continued to worsen over time. This study involved rodents, but such dramatic results in such a familiar mamma…
What if the chronic diseases that are exploding today were rooted in the chemical exposures of our ancestors? It is the troubling trail that is explored by a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers have followed the effects of a unique exposure to a fungicide on twenty generations of rats. No ... Read more The article Pesticides and Toxic Legacy: A unique exposure could affect twenty successive …
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