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Smoking, drinking can affect your progeny' [1]

London: Science has long been clear that smoking or heavy alcohol consumption causes cancer. But, a new study has found that babies could inherit genetic damage from a father who puffs or drinks too much. A team of international researchers has found that smoking or drinking alcohol can cause chemical changes in the semen in men and the alterations could be potentially inherited by their progenies and their future generations. The researchers came to the conclusion after they analysed the effects of smoking and heavy drinking

Publication Date: 
20/02/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Health Effects [3], Smoking [4], Toxicity Studies [5]
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