Genetic Mutation Linked to Asbestos Exposure, Mouse Study Suggests

Genetic Mutation Linked to Asbestos Exposure, Mouse Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110615094518.htm

"Mice inhabiting a northern town of Israel known for its high concentration of asbestos-contaminated dust, have a higher level of genetic somatic mutations, compared with other regions where asbestos pollution levels are lower. This has been shown in a new study carried out by Dr. Rachel Ben-Shlomo and Dr. Uri Shanas of the University of Haifa's Department of Biology in Oranim. "This study clearly indicates that there is a link between the higher levels of asbestos in the environment and the frequency of genetic somatic mutations in the mammals," the scientists said."