Wu, H., Eckhardt, C. M., & Baccarelli, A. A. (2023, January 30). Molecular mechanisms of environmental exposures and human disease – Nature Reviews Genetics. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-022-00569-3

       This article explores how environmental influences and pollutants affect human health, resulting in various chronic disorders. It addresses how pollutants alter genes and their control systems (epigenome), resulting in diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and respiratory issues. The study focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects, including changes to DNA, proteins, and microscopic cell components. The study also highlighted the difficulties in assessing the long-term impact of the environment (exposome) on health.

 

      The article is relevant to environmental science since it discusses how environmental factors, such as pollution, can cause people to become ill with diseases. It describes how these factors alter our genes and how they function, resulting in problems such as cancer and heart disease. This assists scientists in better understanding how the environment might impact human health and how to keep people safe. The discovery that environmental variables can influence our DNA, potentially leading to chronic health issues such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, is both fascinating and scary at the same time. This study emphasizes the critical need for ongoing research in this field.