Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant mice permanently changes DNA of offspring

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 10:28 in Biology & Nature

Exposure during pregnancy to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many common plastic household items, is known to cause a fertility defect in the mother's offspring in animal studies, and now researchers have found how the defect occurs.

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