As featured in the latest NIEHS Research Brief and this month’s NIEHS Environmental Factor, research led by Dr. Rebecca Fry has shown that blocking the glucocorticoid receptor pathway in a chick embryo model prevents birth defects induced by exposure to arsenic. These findings were the result of a novel systems biology approach combining computational analysis with laboratory testing to predict and identify key biological pathways involved in environmentally-induced birth defects.

Read the full NIEHS Research Brief
Read the original research article in Environmental Health Perspectives

 

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