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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 the idea that radiation only affects those who receive it—a study reveals clustered mutations that can be passed on to future generations

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 ...

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, ...
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 ...

Higher frequency DNA mutations found in children of Chernobyl cleanup workers

They found an average of 2.65 clustered de novo mutations (cDNMs) per child, compared to 0.88 cDNMs in children of unexposed ...

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 children of exposed fathers. By focusing on radiation-specific mutation ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Chernobyl’s feral dogs are genetically unique, but not mutated

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.