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Plastic chemical causes causes DNA breakage and chromosome defects in sex cells, study finds

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plastic chemical causes causes dna breakage and chromosome defects in sex cells study finds

A new study conducted in roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number of chromosomes.

Source: ScienceDaily.com