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Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit

Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit

Published 2 years, 7 months ago
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By switching genes on and off, cigarettes have a long-lasting effect on immunity, and appear to shape your immune system just as much as aging. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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