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[UK, USA] GAGE: (blog) Poorly conducted research is a gift to the opponents of tobacco control

A study implicates genes in the failure of taxation to get heavy smokers to quit, but the findings are far from clearcut . . . Tobacco control research is under huge amounts of scrutiny from those trying to undermine it. Poorly conducted experiments wher
The Guardian (uk)
added Jan 16, 2013 07:04
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[UK] HARRISON: A cigarette with a tumour? If only cancer was that simple …

But all malignant tumours have the potential to spread. The best way to prevent this is to protect your DNA from mutation if you possibly can. It really is better not to smoke.
Financial Times (uk)
added Jan 11, 2013 15:53
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[Germany] Giant tobacco plants that stay young forever

researchers have located a genetic switch which can keep the plants young for years and which permits unbounded growth. In short, an ideal source of biomass.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (de)
added Jan 3, 2013 04:40
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LETTER: A Fan’s Notes

she sneaked into John Lennon’s hotel room in Philadelphia minutes after it had been vacated. She pilfered a cigarette butt from the ashtray ... “Years from now, when technology has advanced, I’ll be able to clone him. Because I have his DNA on that cigare
New York Times
added Dec 31, 2012 18:03
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[Iowa] Can't quit smoking? Study: Genetics may hold key to success

Now, smokers from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska are taking part in a study to determine how genetics may impact their ability to kick the habit.
Radio Iowa
added Dec 31, 2012 09:30
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[Taiwan] DNA adducts linked to oral cancer in smokers

Having a high susceptibility to certain types of DNA damage caused by tobacco smoking could significantly increase the risk for oral cancer, show results of a Taiwanese study.
News-Medical.net
added Dec 28, 2012 13:41
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Study links tobacco use to gene changes, cancer risk

Cigarettes leave you with more than a smoky scent on your clothes and fingernails. A new study has found strong evidence that tobacco use can affect the activity of genes known to increase the risk of developing cancer. The finding may give researchers a
ScienceNOW
added Dec 28, 2012 05:29
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Smoking smothers your genes, a new finding indicates

A new study has found strong evidence that tobacco use can chemically modify and affect the activity of genes known to increase the risk of developing cancer. The finding may give researchers a new tool to assess cancer risk among people who smoke. DNA
The Bend (OR) Bulletin
added Dec 26, 2012 15:07
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[UK] Passive smoking can damage your child's DNA

The study also found that the greater the number of cigarettes a child was exposed to, the greater the damage to DNA and production of other harmful chemicals. The study involved 54 children, half of whom were exposed to cigarette smoke and half were no
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Dec 17, 2012 06:29
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Smoking, Taxes, and Genes

The 20 percent of Americans that continue to smoke cigarettes even in the face of taxes that have skyrocketed over the past 50 years can now point their nicotine-stained fingers at their own genes. At least, that's the gist of a new PLOS ONE study that in
The Scientist
added Dec 14, 2012 18:28
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