Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, which took place from March 10–14 in The Woodlands, Texas, witnessed some very ...

Increased mutation rates as a result of exposure to unnatural amounts of radiation, therefore, are likely to be injurious, not only to the individual progeny of particular people, but to the vigor ...

Researchers investigated whether decades of low-level radiation exposure had caused genetic mutations in dogs living at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) compared to those in the nearby city ...

Radiation and Human Mutation In which the fundamental process of human evolution is discussed, with special reference to trends that may be caused by artificial radioactivity, medical X-rays and ...

What causes a mutation? Mutations can be caused by high-energy sources such as radiation or by chemicals in the environment. They can also appear spontaneously during the replication of DNA.

Mutations can be grouped into two main categories ... Environmental exposure to certain chemicals, ultraviolet radiation, or other external factors can also cause DNA to change.

CT scans use ionizing radiation, which can damage DNA. While most of the damage is repaired by cells, some errors can cause DNA mutations, potentially leading to cancer down the road. The lifetime ...

This process, whereby species evolve rapidly to exploit empty ecospace, is known as adaptive radiation. In his memoir, The Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin noted, almost as if in awe, "One might ...

Applied since the 1930s to accelerate the process of developing and selecting new valuable agronomic traits, mutation breeding uses a plant’s own genetic make-up, mimicking the natural process of ...

Mutations occur continuously and can be spontaneous. Most are caused by errors when the DNA is copied prior to cell division. They can also happen because of: ionising radiation close ionising ...

Reproductive organs High doses can cause sterility or mutations. Skin Radiation can burn skin or cause cancer. Bone marrow Radiation can cause leukaemia and other diseases of the blood.