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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 ...

DNA mutations found in CHILDREN of Chernobyl workers exposed to radiation after 1986 nuclear disaster

CHILDREN of the Chernobyl “liquidators” who risked it all to clean up the toxic mess are now suffering the consequences, ...
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster caused DNA mutation in children, study finds

A recent study has confirmed that the Chernobyl radiation disaster caused DNA mutations in the children of workers exposed to ...

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 children of exposed fathers. By focusing on radiation-specific mutation ...
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Silent witness forensic DNA evidence in criminal investigations and humanitarian disasters Henry Erlich, Eric Stover, and Thomas J. White ; foreword by Scott Turow

Told by over twenty experts in genetics, law, and social science, 'Silent Witness' relates the history and development of modern DNA forensics and its application in both the courtroom and ...