Pollutant emitted by biomass burning found to cause DNA damage and lung cell death; the role of retene

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By mmillikinOct 25, 2017, 4:00 am89 pts
A new study by a team from Brazil, with colleagues in the US, has shown that particulate pollution biomass burning in the Amazon induced inflammation, oxidative stress and severe DNA damage in human lung cells. After 72 hours of exposure, more than 30% of the cultured cells are dead, the researchers found. The…

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