radiation
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They can then simulate a nuclear X-ray burst while adjusting the explosion's strength, its distance from the asteroid, and the direction from which the radiation arrives.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Additional studies will be needed to determine whether the same protective mechanism operates in humans and whether it can safely improve outcomes for patients receiving radiation therapy.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Although radiation can destroy cancer cells, it can also harm nearby healthy tissue.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Together with AKK, it alters the activity of intestinal cells before radiation exposure, placing them in a state that supports more efficient recovery after damage occurs.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
While small doses of radiation may do some damage, they are unlikely to affect enough atoms to cause real trouble.
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
Due to this reproductive isolation, New World monkeys and Old World monkeys underwent separate adaptive radiations over millions of years.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
He was seeking the exact source of the radiations.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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