Italy's 'triangle of death' linked to premature ageing

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Italy's 'triangle of death' linked to premature ageing [1]

Women living in an illegally polluted region of Italy are more likely to have birth defects, possibly due to accelerated ageing of their cells.

Publication Date:

14/04/2012

Author(s): Jessica Hamzelou [2]

Source: New Scientist [3]

Vol:

214

Issue:

2860

pp:

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/italys-triangle-death-linked-premature-ageing

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