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More than one way to mutate a cell's DNA.
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- Author(s): Helmuth, Laura
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Science News; 05/01/99, Vol. 155 Issue 18, p278, 1/2p
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Reports high energy particles that zip through a cell can cause mutations, even if they do not hit the DNA directly. Report in the April 27, 1999 `Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'; Spawning of free radicals by alpha particles; Possible changes in how experts estimate people's risks from exposure to radioactivity.
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