Toxic exposure creates disease risk over 20 generations, epigenetic inheritance study suggests
A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those are the findings of a new Washington State University study of rats that exp...
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Toxic exposure creates disease risk over 20 generations, epigenetic inheritance study suggests
A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those are the findings of a new Washington State University study of rats that expands the understanding...
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