SLIGHT anatomical oddities in infant boys are being heralded as the first evidence that gender-bending chemicals are affecting humans.
A number of synthetic chemicals can activate the same receptors in the body as the female hormone oestrogen. There is no doubt that many of these chemicals can affect animals such as fish, most dramatically triggering the development of female-like organs and behaviour in males living in heavily polluted habitats. There has been considerable concern about their effects on people, but no direct evidence of a link.
In the latest study, Shanna Swan’s team at the University of Rochester in New…
