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radiation

[rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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The VC-25As are hardened to withstand the pulse of a nuclear explosion, while the Qatari jet isn’t believed to have its fuselage and electronics shielded against high levels of radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

In this way it shrinks both superficial and distant tumors, with far fewer side effects than chemotherapy or radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

And, as rates of skin cancer continue to rise, health experts worry that such baseless claims could discourage people from protecting themselves from harmful ultraviolet radiation.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

When they added recombinant APOE2 protein to APOE4 neurons, the cells showed reduced DNA damage signaling after radiation exposure.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

But one thing is certain: the more radiation a person is exposed to, the greater the odds that it will strike a cell’s DNA.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

There were radiations of hoofed mammals; of primates including our ancestors; of whales and dolphins; of the all-time biggest sharks.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

The link between a tendency to explore and colonize new environments and rapid evolution could help explain adaptive radiations in other species, says Daniel Moen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Magazine Apr. 24, 2024

The ultimate causes, or triggers, of adaptive radiations is one of the big mysteries in biology.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2024

The species depicted are only four from a very diverse lineage that contains many branches, dead ends, and adaptive radiations.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

He was seeking the exact source of the radiations.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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