by Philip Hunter
RESEARCH ROUND-UP	Toxins harm descendant fertility Email: Philip Hunter - phunter@philiphunter.com News from The Scientist 2005, 6(1):20050606-01 Published   6 June 2005

US researchers have reported firm evidence that damage to mammalian male fertility caused by transient exposure of embryos to endocrine-disrupting environmental toxins can be passed down to subsequent generations. Their finding is published this week by Science.

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