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DNA Mutations Discovered in The Children of Chernobyl Workers

The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the ...

Higher frequency DNA mutations found in children of Chernobyl cleanup workers

They found an average of 2.65 clustered de novo mutations (cDNMs) per child, compared to 0.88 cDNMs in children of unexposed parents.

Chernobyl radiation caused DNA mutations in workers’ children, study confirms decades later

Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, scientists have identified subtle genetic mutation clusters in the ...
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The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Changed the DNA of Local Dogs

The 1986 nuclear accident led to distinct genetic changes in feral dogs and their descendants living in the exclusion zone, a study found. Reading time 3 minutes New research shines a light on how the ...
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How Radiation Exposure From Chernobyl Has Altered The DNA Of Their Dogs

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...