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Inhibiting Protein Helps Mice Survive Radiation
Tinkering with a molecular pathway that governs how intestinal cells respond to stress can help mice survive a normally fatal dose of abdominal radiation, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford Univ. School of Medicine.
Because the technique is still partially effective up to 24 hours after exposure, the study suggests a possible treatment for people unintentionally exposed to large amounts of radiation, such as first responders at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2014/05/inhibiting-protein-helps-mice-survive-radiation
Hopefully this will pan out in humans.
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