[ RadSafe ] Reseach on butterflies shows the genetic effects oflow level radiation

[franz.schoenhofer at chello.at]

RADSAFErs,

I am happy that my previous comment on this person has been fully confirmed. 
What about ignoring this absurd MacPherson in the future and refrain from forwarding any of her nonsense?

Franz


---- Roger Helbig <rwhelbig at gmail.com> schrieb:
> Wonder about the peer review of this article.  Seems like the
> researchers may have jumped to conclusions of course Christina
> MacPherson may have also exagerated their findings,
> 
> Roger Helbig
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: nuclear-news <comment-reply at wordpress.com>
> Date: Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 11:20 PM
> Subject: [New post] Research on butterflies shows the genetic effects
> of low level radiation
> To: rwhelbig at gmail.com
> 
> 
> Christina MacPherson posted: "experimental demonstration of genetic
> mutations in the germ-line cells that are inherited by the offspring
> of radiation-exposed parents has been scarce, although the germ-line
> damage was shown in barn swallows  We address these important issues
> in "
> 
> New post on nuclear-news
> Research on butterflies shows the genetic effects of low level radiation
> 
> by Christina MacPherson
> 
> experimental demonstration of genetic mutations in the germ-line cells
> that are inherited by the offspring of radiation-exposed parents has
> been scarce, although the germ-line damage was shown in barn swallows
> 
> We address these important issues in connection with the recent
> Fukushima Dai-ich NPP accident. We use the pale grass blue butterfly
> Zizeeria maha (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) as an indicator species to
> evaluate the environmental conditions.
> 
>  We conclude that artificial radionuclides from the Fukushima Nuclear
> Power Plant caused physiological and genetic damage to this species.
> 
> The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale
> grass blue butterfly – Nature science journal. 9 Aug 12,Primary
> source. "......Prompt and reliable evaluation of the biological
> influences of the artificial radionuclides from the Fukushima Dai-ichi
> NPP is lacking, and only a few studies have been performed to date 9,
> 10. In the case of the Chernobyl accident, changes in species
> composition and phenotypic aberration in animals11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
> 16, 17 and an increase in the incidence of thyroid and lymph cancers
> in humans18 have been reported. Read more of this post
> 
> Christina MacPherson | August 11, 2012 at 6:20 am | Categories:
> environment, Fukushima 2012, Reference | URL: http://wp.me/phgse-6Xd
> 
> http://nuclear-news.net/2012/08/11/research-on-butterflies-shows-the-genetic-effects-of-low-level-radiation/
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