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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 ...
Daily Express US on MSN

Chernobyl children living with mutant DNA nearly 40 after nuclear disaster, study finds

After nearly 40 years, a new study has found that children of Chernobyl workers have mutations within their DNA ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Goodbye to a major uncertainty after Chernobyl—a study reveals DNA mutations in the children of workers, and the results change what had been feared for decades

In 1986, the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl released large amounts of ionizing radiation (IR) into the environment, and became one of the most serious ...
NewsBytes

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 ...

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, ...

Children of Chernobyl workers have mutations in their DNA, study reveals

Researchers from the University of Bonn have shown that children of cleanup workers at the power plant have an increased number of mutations in their DNA.
Popular Mechanics

The Stewards of Chernobyl Are Passing Mutations Down to Their Children

When the Chernobyl power plant explosion scattered ionizing radiation all over Europe, the damage it dealt lasted much longer than the initial blast. Researchers sequenced the genomes of Chernobyl ...

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 ...