Fighting Wildfires Alters Firefighters’ Genes

A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health revealed that firefighters who fight fires in wildland-urban interface zones appear to experience genetic changes that may help explain their elevated risk for certain cancers and other diseases.

Fighting Wildfires Alters Firefighters’ Genes

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