Alcohol can cause irreversible genetic damage to the body’s reserve of stem cells, according to a study that helps explain the link between drinking and cancer. Using mice, researchers find evidence that alcohol causes cancer by scrambling the DNA in cells, eventually leading to deadly mutations.

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Alcohol can cause irreversible genetic damage to the body’s reserve of stem cells, according to a study that helps explain the link between drinking and cancer. Using mice, researchers find evidence that alcohol causes cancer by scrambling the DNA in cells, eventually leading to deadly mutations.