Humans of today are so much different from how the people from before eat and live life. Thanks to bad lifestyles, poor eating habits, radiation and pollution, the DNA and the human genes are being affected and are causing some changes in the body of the person, affecting his or her quality of life. In a recent study, it has been said that DNA is being changed due to external conditions. These conditions will not only affect men today but also the future generations. According a study conducted in Europe, the DNA from the GMO corn becomes part of the individual who consumed it and it will be passed down to the future generations.
The world of epigenetics has been booming in the recent years. This is a study of lateral/horizontal gene transfers and how a certain organism can transfer genetic component to another organism no matter what kind of organism it may be. In the recent years, it was noted that when mosquitoes suck blood from someone, can pass DNA to the person and the mosquito also becomes integrated with some of the DNA from the same person. This lateral transfer can be a key in determining evolution an adaptation. Before we look evolution as a tree, now we look at it as an intricate web.
In recent studies, there was a surprising revelation that the number of chronic illnesses are increasing and mortality rate is decreasing in the US. One aspect is the declining sperm count and another one would be the immune markers. In a number of decades till today, studies have shown that there was a 50% decrease in sperm count. Immune response also dropped considerably across the century. That means the chances of bearing a child is less and on top of that, they may possibly prone to more chronic diseases or other kinds of threats. That means the population of the future might be less suitable to the increasingly worsening situations.
It is not enough that we drink medicines to be healed and to be cured. One of the best ways to curb this issue is if the population tries to eat healthily and go for organic foods and not to expose the bodies to mutagens and other illness factors. A healthier and more active lifestyle can really help in addressing this issue, one person at a time or one gene at a time.
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