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Category: Gamma rays

Posted on November 9, 2019February 3, 2020

IISc: Natural shield protects certain DNA regions from radiation damage

IISc researchers found that certain regions of the genome rich in four-stranded DNA  — G-quadruplexes (G4-DNA) — are more resistant to radiation damage. As a result, there are fewer DNA breaks…

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Posted on January 12, 2016April 12, 2017

Radiation risk to astronauts travelling to Mars measured

Measurements made by the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on board Curiosity show that radiation in deep space poses a “significant” risk to human space travellers. During the 253-day, 560-million-km trip…

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Posted on January 7, 2016

Editorial: Is there a brain cancer risk?

Published in The Hindu on June 4, 2011 The World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as “possibly carcinogenic to humans…

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