Earlier work by Skinner has
found epigenetic effects from a host of environmental toxicants, connecting plastics, pesticides, fungicide, dioxin and hydrocarbons to diseases and abnormalities as many as three generations later.
Not exact matches
This
finding echoes the results of many other human
epigenetic studies that show that the
effects of certain experiences during childhood and adolescence are especially enduring in individuals and sometimes even across generations (right).
«We tested genome - wide,
epigenetic effects and
found many genes with alterations,» Carvan said.
Although the experiment's
findings are restricted to roundworms and can not be extrapolated to humans, it does mark an important milestone in the study of the long - lasting
effects of
epigenetic changes.
December 19, 2017 — NIH
findings with potential for enhancing human health include understanding how dietary factors influence disease risk, combatting the
epigenetic effects of outdoor air pollution, and methods to detect prions in blood and skin.
Interestingly, the study
found no statistically significant relationship between the
epigenetic effects of tea in men, or of coffee in men or women.
Concurrently, studies of rodent mother — infant interactions led to remarkable
findings that are discussed in this symposium regarding the
epigenetic effects of maternal care.
Epigenetic transgenerational
effects transmitted by maternal care are central to these
findings.