Herbicide Creates Transgenerational Epigenetic Biomarkers of Obesity, and Kidney and Prostate Disease
December 11, 2020
The study, headed by Michael K. Skinner, director at the Center for Reproductive Biology School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, and reported in Epigenetics, in an article titled, “Epigenome-wide association study for glyphosate induced transgenerational sperm DNA methylation and histone retention epigenetic biomarkers for disease,” builds upon an earlier 2019 study by the same research group that showed epigenetic changes induced by the herbicide glyphosate can increase inheritance of disease in great-grand offspring.
Glyphosate is widely used in agriculture and therefore commonly found in human food. Earlier studies show glyphosate has a short half-life and breaks down in the body quickly. Despite these indications of limited toxicity, Skinner’s team and other animal studies confirm that phenotypic effects from glyphosate can be inherited by subsequent generations...
December 11, 2020
The study, headed by Michael K. Skinner, director at the Center for Reproductive Biology School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, and reported in Epigenetics, in an article titled, “Epigenome-wide association study for glyphosate induced transgenerational sperm DNA methylation and histone retention epigenetic biomarkers for disease,” builds upon an earlier 2019 study by the same research group that showed epigenetic changes induced by the herbicide glyphosate can increase inheritance of disease in great-grand offspring.
Glyphosate is widely used in agriculture and therefore commonly found in human food. Earlier studies show glyphosate has a short half-life and breaks down in the body quickly. Despite these indications of limited toxicity, Skinner’s team and other animal studies confirm that phenotypic effects from glyphosate can be inherited by subsequent generations...
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