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Genetic factors may influence vulnerability to wildfire smoke

Research indicates that inherited differences may affect how people respond to wildfire smoke exposure.

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The finding could help identify populations at elevated risk during wildfire-smoke episodes.

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  1. Vulnerability to wildfire smoke is in our genes, thanks to an evolutionary quirk ↗theconversation.com · Recorded source date: Aug 25, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

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