#transgenerational-effects

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fromNature
2 days ago

Health effects linger 20 generations after rats are exposed to fungicide

Exposure to a fungicide induced changes to gene expression in rats that persisted for at least 20 generations. It also increased the chance of offspring developing kidney disease, obesity or experiencing complications when giving birth, according to the longest-running study of 'epigenetic' changes in mammals.
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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Children of Chernobyl workers have mutations in their DNA, study finds

Children of Chernobyl cleanup workers exhibit increased clustered de novo DNA mutations linked to parental radiation exposure.
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