[ RadSafe ] Hebrew University researchers succeed in observing for 1st time how DNA damage is identified

[John Jacobus]

Dr. Long,
You are, of course, aware that some people do not
develop a "resistance" are you are implying.  I
believe that a classic case is the response people
have to poison ivy
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921270717.html   To
continue your analogy, maybe some individuals (or
cells) do not adequately repair DNA following
radiation or other DNA-altering events, and become
more sensitive.  

Just some thoughts to consider.

By the way, can you cite a reference for your
statements "a little ionizing radiation seems to
stimulate 10 orders of magnitude greater repair than
damage by stimulating biologic processes."  What model
are you using?  What is the end-point?

--- howard long <hflong at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Roy,
>   My best info on DNA repair comes from my
> classmate, Myron Pollycove, and his publications
> with Feinendigan. The study below is incomplete, not
> showing the end result in people (or even mice).
>    
>   Simply put, as with allergy, a little ionizing
> radiation seems to stimulate 10 orders of magnitude
> greater repair than damage by stimulating biologic
> processes.
>    
>   Howard Long  
> 
> ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   I am looking forward to reading Dr. Long's
> response about the following article. Sorry, but the
> graphic associated with this article may not be
> passed along by my e-mail. to see the graphic go to
> http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/medicine.php and
> search for the article title, i.e. "Hebrew
> University researchers succeed in observing for 1st
> time how DNA damage is identified"
> 
> Roy
> 
> Public release date: 18-May-2006
> 
> Contact: Jerry Barach
> jerryb at savion.huji.ac.il
> 972-258-82904
> The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 
> Hebrew University researchers succeed in observing
> for 1st time how DNA damage is identified 
> ---------------------------------
> 
>

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"You get a lot more authority when the workforce doesn't think it's amateur hour on the top floor."
GEN. MICHAEL V. HAYDEN, President Bush's nominee for C.I.A. director.

-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com

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