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Published online 13 January 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.439
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Air pollution causes sperm mutations
Male mice breathing city air carry more mutations.
Air pollution can cause DNA mutations in the sperm of mice reared in an industrial city, researchers have found. The results add to ongoing concerns about the effects of air pollution on human health and fertility.
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