Epigenetic echoes: fungicide exposure leads to health issues across 20 rat generations
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A long-running rat study shows that pregnant rats exposed to the fungicide vinclozolin induced epigenetic changes that persisted for 20 generations, with higher rates of sperm cell death, birth complications, obesity and kidney disease in descendants, underscoring potential risks of environmental chemicals even across many generations, though direct implications for humans remain uncertain.
Topics:health#epigenetics#fungicide-exposure#multigenerational-inheritance#reproductive-health#science#vinclozolin
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