Using excessive pesticides can damage your DNA
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 | Genetics
I just read an article at BBC which says that excessive usage of pesticides can damage your DNA. So, i suppose it implies to the fact that in rural areas where farming is done using excessive use of pesticides, must have been affected and gradually cost damage to their DNA. Can this be one of the reasons to mutation? (Mutation is a term in genetics which means sudden change in DNA structure in existing species, produce species which have some different characteristics and properties). This fact might be true. Also excessive use of pesticide has risen the immunity of pests and rodents and also decrease the per hectare yield.
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