Scientists developing quick way to ID people exposed to ionizing radiation
Monday, December 17, 2012 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
A new study could lead to a blood test that detects if a person has been exposed to radiation, measures their dose, and separates people suffering from inflammation injuries -- all in a matter of hours. They identified eight DNA-repair genes in human blood whose expression responses change more than twofold soon after blood is exposed to radiation.