Mutation solves a century-old mystery in meiosis sciencedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Radiation s Mutational Impact on Mammalian Cells Revealed miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>Professor Young Seok Ju's team unveiled a breakthrough study published in Cell Genomics that analyzed the whole-genome sequences of cells pre- and post-radiation exposure, pinpointing radiation-induced DNA mutations. Experiments involving cells from different organs of humans and mice exposed to varying radiation doses revealed mutation patterns correlating with exposure levels.</p>
Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure.
A team of researchers discovered mutations that occur during normal aging of human tissues that are induced by the jumping gene of long interspersed nuclear element-1 (L1).