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A comparison of mutations induced by accelerated iron particles versus those induced by low earth orbit space radiation in the FEM-3 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Mutation research - 1 Mar 2001
Hartman P S, Hlavacek A, Wilde H, Lewicki D, Schubert W, Kern R G, Kazarians G A, Benton E V, Benton E R, Nelson G A
Abstract excerpt
The fem-3 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans was employed to determine the mutation frequency as well as the nature of mutations induced by low earth orbit space radiation ambient to Space Shuttle flight STS-76. Recovered mutations were compared to those induced by accelerated iron ions generated by the AGS synchrotron accelerator at Brookhaven National Laboratory. For logistical reasons, dauer larvae were prepared...
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