New Chernobyl Initiative Aims to Boost Research on the Area
New Chernobyl Initiative Aims to Boost Research on the Area
Sergii Mirnyi, one of the people who helped clean up after the 1986 disaster, says he founded Chornobyl University to promote much-needed interdisciplinary research on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Sergii Mirnyi, one of the people who helped clean up after the 1986 disaster, says he founded Chornobyl University to promote much-needed interdisciplinary research on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
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No Transgenerational Effects of Chernobyl Radiation Found
Abby Olena, PhD | Apr 22, 2021 | 4 min read
The genomes of the children of people exposed to fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident appear to carry no trace of the incident.
Insects Might Be More Sensitive to Radiation than Thought
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Feb 1, 2021 | 5 min read
A study of bumble bees exposed to levels of radiation equivalent to those existing in Chernobyl hotspots shows that the insects’ reproduction takes a hit.
Those We Lost in 2019
Ashley Yeager | Dec 30, 2019 | 6 min read
The scientific community said goodbye to Sydney Brenner, Paul Greengard, Patricia Bath, and a number of other leading researchers this year.
Geneticist Liane Russell Dies
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 29, 2019 | 2 min read
She conducted innovative research in mutagenesis and teratogenesis related to radiation and chemical exposures, identifying risks to fetuses.
Study Finds “Some Evidence” that Cellphone Radiation Linked to Brain Cancer in Male Rats
Ashley P. Taylor | Nov 5, 2018 | 2 min read
The results cannot be extrapolated to humans, researchers caution.
Blood Cell Counts Low in Fukushima Monkeys
Bob Grant | Jul 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Wild primates living near the site of 2011’s tsunami-spawned nuclear disaster are showing physiological signs of radiation exposure.
Little Cancer Risk from Fukushima
Jef Akst | Mar 1, 2013 | 2 min read
A new report from the World Health Organization predicts only very minimal increases in cancer risk for residents in the vicinity of the nuclear disaster.
CT Scans Increase Risk of Cancer
Edyta Zielinska | Jun 7, 2012 | 1 min read
Exposure to doses of radiation used in some diagnostics in childhood can triple the risk of brain cancer and leukemia as an adult.
Dental X-rays Linked to Brain Tumors
Sabrina Richards | Apr 10, 2012 | 2 min read
A traditional dentist’s checkup may give patients more than just clean teeth.