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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…
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…
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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