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Smoking ’causes hundreds of DNA changes’

Smoking leaves an “archaeological record” of the hundreds of DNA mutations it causes, scientists have discovered.

Having sequenced thousands of tumour genomes, they found a 20-a-day smoker would rack up an average of 150 mutations in every lung cell each year.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-37849000

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