Asbestos Exposure Linked to Genetic Mutation

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Mice exposed to a high concentration of asbestos-contaminated dust, have a higher level of genetic somatic mutations, compared with other regions where asbestos pollution levels are lower. This has been shown in a new study.

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