China's children of smoke.

• Autores: Dan Fagin
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 299, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 72-75
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article presents information on an environmental molecular epidemiological study conducted in Tongliang, China, which indicated that children born in the city in 2002, when a large coal-fired power plant was still operating, have smaller heads, lower scores on developmental tests and higher levels of pollution-related genetic abnormalities than those born a year after the plant closed. INSETS: DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS;WHAT'S NEXT;MUTING GENES.