CHEMICALS CAN TURN GENES ON AND OFF; NEW TESTS NEEDED, SCIENTISTS SAY
"A National Academies workshop examined the evidence of epigenetic
effects and considered whether the thousands of chemicals in use today
should be tested for them. Some pollutants and chemicals don't kill
cells or mutate DNA. Instead, they may be more subtle, muting genes or
turning them on at the wrong time, which can lead to diseases that are
passed on for generations. Asthma in New York City children exposed to
traffic exhaust is an example, experts say." Bette Hileman reports for
Environmental Health News August 3, 2009.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/epigenetics-workshop
"A National Academies workshop examined the evidence of epigenetic
effects and considered whether the thousands of chemicals in use today
should be tested for them. Some pollutants and chemicals don't kill
cells or mutate DNA. Instead, they may be more subtle, muting genes or
turning them on at the wrong time, which can lead to diseases that are
passed on for generations. Asthma in New York City children exposed to
traffic exhaust is an example, experts say." Bette Hileman reports for
Environmental Health News August 3, 2009.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/epigenetics-workshop