Re: DNA And Life

["Raymond A. Hoover" <rayhoover@hotmail.com>]

Actually, this is the sort of thing I read RADSAFE for.  It is educational.


>From: "Thomas J Savin " <tjsav@lycos.com>
>Reply-To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
>To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Re: DNA And Life
>Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:07:07 -0600 (CST)
>
>Hello radsafers - I am in a quandry, it seems like no one on radsafe has 
>ever heard of this before (please see below) if anyone wants references I 
>will provide them.  Otherwise I will not bother with this subject anymore.  
>It does have far reaching consequnces as far as the LNT, DNA damage and the 
>result of cancer. I have performed  research at Oak Ridge Nat Lab and have 
>received grants from NIA and NCI--- and as far as DNA damage, I performed 
>work on Thymidine dimerization, UV crosslinking, cloning ,transgenic mouse 
>research and genetic engineering of human interferon - all directly related 
>to radiation damage and repair - etc. etc.  Seriously I will not send 
>another e-mail on this subject unless someone is interested.  You may of 
>course E-mail directly - but I am interseted in this aspect of research and 
>would like to know if anyone has additional insite.  It just seems that no 
>one has thought of this - maybe I should apply for a grant to perform 
>research on mice fed every o!
>ther day (low caloric intake) and explore their reactions to radiation 
>insult?  Thank you for your attention - I apologize if I wasted anyone's 
>time by this message - I really do not to want to get people upset - just 
>trying to add some info - Thanks - Tom
>Tom Savin
>
>On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:27:10
>  Thomas J Savin  wrote:
> >No one has commented about this thought - why not? This is a fact and no 
>one considers it!  It has far reaching consequences.  Think About it!
> >
> >                  Enjoy - Tom
> >---
> >Tom Savin
> >
> >--------- Forwarded Message ---------
> >
> >DATE: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:54:41
> >From: "Thomas J Savin " <tjsav@lycos.com>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> >
> >Greetings fellow radsafers,
> >
> >There is one concept that people do not consider.  Experiments have 
>proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that you live longer if you restrict your 
>diet. A  number of years ago a scientist -his name has left me-
> >published in the journal Science (his mice were on the front cover) that 
>feeding mice every other day extends their lifespan from the normal 30 
>months to up to 45 months.  These long lived mice over their lifetime had 
>been exposed to that much more background radiation - with no consequence! 
>Think of what we are discussing about DNA damage and radiation.  The LNT 
>proponents are guilty of feloneous succatism!
> >
> >Since the above experiment other animals tested show the same results.  
>The National Institute on Aging continues to fund research on this and 
>routinely gives the results before Congress.
> >
> >No pun intended? Food for thought.
> >
> >                       Enjoy,
> >
> >                          Tom
> >
> >
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