Sentences with phrase «studying environmental stress factors»

He earned his PhD in the lab of Nestor Carrillo studying environmental stress factors in plants.

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He studied how genes related to environmental stress factors — drought, cold, and heat shock, for example — can increase the plant's defences in stressful conditions.

Epigenetic translates to «above genetic» and is an emerging field of study that looks at how environmental factors — such as infections, pollutants, stress and, in this case, long - term exposure to drugs that block estrogen synthesis — could influence a person's DNA.

The researchers found that many of these additional methylation sites corresponded to sites that previous studies had shown to be sensitive to environmental and social factors such as maternal smoking, exposure to diesel exhaust, and psychosocial stress.

This research study suggests that some children, due to their genetics (as well as other factors such as prenatal environment and exposure to stress during pregnancy), are much more sensitive to certain environmental factors and stress, and as a result of this are more likely to develop schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.

I enjoyed the China Study and the message of uncontaminated food but would factor in the effects of stress, environmental toxins, vaccines, sedentary lifestyles (If you rest you rust!)

The influence of the previously - mentioned general infant, family, and environmental factors on parental stress may be a powerful explanation for the reported differences in parental stress between studies.