Potentially creating a mutant with every puff: chain-smoking mice were studied
and found to be creating mutated DNA in their sperm. Yikes. Of course,
when I think about mouse DNA, I always make the automatic leap to
people DNA (or not), but perhaps these people who run studies know what
they're talking about.
And it sounds pretty serious: "If inherited, these mutations persist as irreversible
changes in the genetic composition of offspring."
Of course, moms have been blamed for years about things like this, so
it's only fair that dads take their share, but this is awfully
guilt-inducing, don't you think?
At any rate, if you're a smoker and want to be a daddy, you
might want to think about your choices. It won't be long anyway before
your kid wants a pack of Barbie Camels; why hasten things by providing a role model?
