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Toxicology researcher Greim of Munich stated: “There is an increase in prenatal mortality where fathers smoke, and it is essential for people to realize that not only smoking mothers should be careful” The scientist says that cigarette smoke contains mutagens that produce genetic changes in spermatozoa, so that those who smoke regularly increase the infant mortality rate of their offspring At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also at the Harvard School of Public Health, research has clarified the puzzle as to why asbestos workers who smoke have such a sharply greater risk of cancer It is because smoking reduces the ability of the lungs to clear themselves of inhaled airborne impurities such as asbestos fibers. Because of his compassion for the dogwood and so it would no longer be used as an instrument of impalement, decreed it should become a smaller tree and its petals should bear the marks of the nailprints in his hands This, says tradition, resulted in the rust-colored touches around the notches in the bracts So prominent has this legend become it is the only thing many people think of when they see the dogwood today But remember, this is only fictitious tradition. |
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