A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase epigenetic disease risk for 20 subsequent generations.

(Yevgen Timashov/Getty Images) Health risks posed by synthetic chemicals in our environment could potentially linger in our ...

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations—with inherited health problems worsening many generations after exposure. Those ...

Researchers found that rats exposed in the womb to a fungicide passed increased risks of kidney, prostate, ovarian, and birth ...

Explore how transgenerational trauma affects descendants, highlighting the need for recognition and healing in communities.

PULLMAN, Wash. — A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase the risk of disease for 20 subsequent generations — with inherited health problems worsening many generations ...

“This study really does say that this is not going to go away,” said Skinner, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and founding director of the Center for Reproductive Biology. “We need to ...

As the climate crisis intensifies, traditional genetic breeding alone may not keep pace with the rapid shifts in environmental stressors. While the ...

These epigenetic memories may allow trees to respond more quickly to drought, disease or climate extremes, and could even be passed to the next generation. In some plant species, this kind of ...

A new study from Washington State University reports that a single pregnancy exposure to a toxic fungicide can raise disease ...

Studies find genetic, epigenetic, and transgenerational effects from pesticide exposure, particularly during early life.

Most of us know that our genes determine our traits—but that's only half the story. The field of epigenetics has reshaped how scientists think about gene regulation, revealing layers of control beyond ...