Last February, scientists at the Uppsala University, Sweden conducted a study on the effect of estrogen-like pollutants on male born frogs. Two species of frogs were exposed to such pollutants with less than 50% of them being females. The population that received the heaviest dose of estrogen became 95% female in one case and 100% in another. Pollutants used in the study are similar to the ones in the environment (in pesticides, industrial wastes, etc). Because of its effect on frogs, I wonder if it might be possible that these same pollutants can affect the male humans and might also lead to the extinction of the male species entirely.
2007-04-07
04:26:34
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