Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, something has concerned scientists: can exposure to radiation leave marks in someone’s DNA that are passed on to ...
Researchers led by Brian Hoffman of Northwestern University and Michael Daly of the Uniformed Services University have identified the precise molecular mechanism that allows Deinococcus radiodurans, a ...
In a sealed lab at Constructor University in Germany, scientists blasted human skin cells with electromagnetic waves far beyond what your typical cellphone tower could ever emit. Then they waited.
Radiation therapy is highly effective at killing cancer cells, but it often harms healthy skin around the treatment area, a ...
Radiation can wreak havoc on the human body when it's exposed to high doses or for prolonged periods of time. The world understood this in horrifying detail after the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi ...