mutagen

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“We may have to start thinking of higher temperatures such as those found in mammals as a mutagen for fungi,” he says.

From Science Magazine

This finding expands the knowledge of formaldehyde, previously considered only as a DNA mutagen, and helps establishing a further link with cancer.

From Science Daily

Research also found that it is a mutagen, meaning it can alter DNA.

From Salon

These chemicals include carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive system and organ toxicants, and skin and respiratory irritants.

From Scientific American

Chloroprene is a mutagen, meaning it causes cancer by attacking and mutating DNA.

From Salon