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Nature 432, 48-52 (4 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432048a; Published online 3 November 2004
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Fertility Seeds of concern
R. John Aitken1,3, Peter Koopman2,3 & Sheena E. M. Lewis4
Abstract
During the past few decades, worries about environmental threats to human health have centred on the possible induction of cancers. Now risks to the male germ line, both real and potential, are also causing disquiet.
What do male alligators in Florida and male industrial workers in California have in common? The answer is that, in the latter part of the twentieth century, both provided landmark case histories showing the severe effects that pesticides can have on fertility.
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