This Week in Science: Children of Chernobyl, Hair Loss Light Therapy, And More!

This week in science: the generational effects of nuclear radiation discovered in the children of Chernobyl cleanup workers; ...
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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 ...
Khaberni

Genetic Mutations Across Generations in Chernobyl Workers' Offspring

Khaberni - Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster, a new study reveals clear evidence of some effects of radiation exposure being passed to the next generation. Research ...
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Chernobyl guardians are passing radiation mutations on to their children

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not only themselves, but their children, to hidden genetic damage. The ...
NDTV

Higher Frequency DNA Mutations Found In Children Of Chernobyl Cleanup Workers

Children of workers who cleaned up the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site have a higher frequency of DNA mutations, a study published in Scientific Reports found. The researchers analysed the genomes of ...
Daily Mail

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

Four decades after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, the children of the workers are still living with the fallout. Until now, scientists haven't been sure whether the children of people ...
Indiatimes

Chernobyl radiation caused DNA mutations in workers’ children, study confirms decades later

A tourist takes a picture in an abandoned kindergarten in the ghost village of Kopachi near Chernobyl Nuclear power plant during their tour to the Chernobyl exclusion zone on April 23, 2018.Read Less ...
The Tufts Daily

Ukraine at War: Russia targets Chernobyl nuclear plant as potential peace talks approach

My dad turned 9 years old on the day of the Chernobyl disaster. Two years later, his father was sent to the city to clean up the contaminated area and manage the consequences of the catastrophe. He ...