Researchers find shared molecular response to tobacco smoke, indoor air pollution
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 09:43
in Health & Medicine
Exposure to certain household air pollutants may cause some of the same molecular changes as smoking cigarettes, report scientists. The study, conducted on non-smoking women living in rural China who burn smoky (bituminous) coal for heating and cooking is the first to identify genomic alterations that result from exposure to smoky coal.