Radioactivity Muddles the Alphabet of DNA

Scientists from Curtin University found that natural radioactivity in DNA has the ability to change chemical compounds. This in turn paves a new road for genetic mutation. Radioactivity takes place in practically all living things in our world, but what makes this discovery surprising is that no one really had previously guessed it could change DNA in the way it does. "This work takes an entirely new direction on research into natural radioactivity in biology and raises important questions about genetic mutation," Professor Marks of Curtin University explains. The findings were published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-General Subjects.

 

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