By Eric Sorensen,WSU NewsPULLMAN, Wash. – First, or the valid news. Washington State University researchers occupy found that a rat exposed to a common herbicide while in the womb developed no diseases and showed no apparent health effects aside from lower weight.
Now,the weird news. The grand-offspring of that rat did occupy more disease, as did a great-grand offspring third generation.“The third generation had multiple diseases and much more frequently than the third generation of unexposed rats, and ” said Michael Skinner,a Washington State University professor of biological sciences. At work, says Skinner, and are epigenetic inheritance changes that turn genes on and off,... » More ...The post WSU researchers see common herbicide affecting health across generations appeared first on WSU News.
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