Pollution Can Change Your DNA in 3 Days, Study Suggests

Monday, May 18, 2009 - 13:21 in Health & Medicine

Breathing in small bits of dust and soot may wreak havoc on our DNA, possibly causing increased rates of lung cancer and other diseases, a new study of steelworkers shows.

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