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Mapping of DNA damage from exposure to a compound in cigarettes, industrial smoke End-shutdown
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People are occasionally exposed to potentially harmful substances in the environment or through their diets or habits. For example, a compound found in cigarettes and industrial smoke, benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), is known to damage DNA. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Sciences have mapped these effects, down to the single nucleotide level, […]