Paternal Microplastics Exposure Rewrites Sperm, Raising Offspring Diabetes Risk
A UC Riverside mouse study shows that a father’s exposure to microplastics can reprogram sperm RNA, which is linked to metabolic problems and diabetes-like phenotypes in female offspring on a high-fat diet, while male offspring exhibit milder effects. The work suggests environmental pollutants can imprint health risks on future generations via small non-coding RNAs and highlights the need for further research in humans.
