Pesticides affect 3 generations

More than a decade ago people stopped using Methoxychlor pesticides in agriculture because of its toxicity. However, a recent scientific study shows that the effect of this drug will still last up to 3 generations for people who have been exposed to it.

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A group of Washington State University scientists have discovered a number of new side effects of the pesticide when they impact on users adversely affecting their health and this impact even can last up to their descendants.Their exposure to this pesticide may be the cause of kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in later generations.

The study has just been published in PLoS One, showing that Methoxychlor does not alter genes in the first contacts. However, when people put mice in the environment containing Methoxychlor, their next generation often appeared many harmful genes. This effect is more pronounced in female mice, meaning that women will be more affected by exposure to Methoxychlor.

Michael Skinner, the head of the research team, said: "The idea of ​​the relationship between our ancestors' contacts and our current illness needs to be seriously considered . Show At, we just started to see it as an influential factor. "