Re: Hormesis in DSB formation and repair

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@HOTMAIL.COM>]

>Even if this were true, what's the point?



That with each DSB the cell statistically moves one step further into either 

towards genomic chaos or cell death.



Bjorn Cedervall

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 >> Further indication of hormetic effects in the dynamics of DSB formation 

and

 >> repair by irradiation.

 >

 > Much of mammalian repair of DSBs is actually misrepair (misrejoining) and 

information is lost in the cell.





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