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DNA Mutations Discovered in The Children of Chernobyl Workers

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The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the children of those originally exposed, researchers have found – the first time such a transgenerational link has been clearly established.

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Can radioactive radiation leave genetic traces that are passed on to children? Researchers have now found indications that exactly this could have happened after the Chernobyl disaster. Do sufferers have to worry?

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The risk of disease associated with parental age at conception is greater than the potential risk from direct exposure.

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Science Alert broke the news in Australia on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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