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How can nuclear radiation harm us?
Nuclear radiation harms us by mutating cells so they don't actually do anything, but still reproduce. This is what cancer is. The cells reproduce and form a big lump of totally useless tissue.
Why is nuclear radiation dangerous to human being'S?
Nuclear radiation can cause genetic mutations in our DNA, which can cause cancers. If the genetic mutations occur in the germ cells, then our gametes (sperm and egg cells) could have genetic mutations that could be passed on to our offspring. Also, if radiation levels are high enough, people can get radiation sickness, which can be fatal.
What is one problem with using nuclear power?
The ionising alpha radiation that radiates from the uranium-235 used to generate electricity, is dangerous and when cells are exposed to it they can suffer damage in the DNA on a molecular level which causes the cell to malfunction. This can lead to cancer or cell death (though sometimes cancer does not occur for up to 15 years) or on extremely high doses of radiation, many cells die and tissue ceases to function. This basically means that whoever it is that has been exposed to radiation can immediately get radiation sickness (not nice) and in the longer term organ failure and cancer.
Why is nuclear radiation dangerous to the human body?
Nuclear radiation is what is called ionizing radiation. It can do a number of things to disrupt living cells. One is to break molecules in the cell apart. If it breaks up DNA in this way, the result is a random mutation. This can cause reproductive mutations if the cell is a reproductive cell. It can also cause a cell to reproduce incorrectly in the body, so as, for example, to produce cancer. Radioactive materials are not the only things that do this. Ultraviolet light can also do it, which is why people should not be exposed to too much sunlight. But radioactive materials are far worse than sunlight in their dangers.
What damage does radiation do?
Radiation exposure causes damage to the cells of your body, which can mutate them. Mutated cells are sometimes referred to as cancer cells, and thus radiation can give you cancer. There are different effects from different kinds of radiation, but mutating cells is the basic form of damage that radiation does.
What does nuclear waste do to you?
The nuclear waste gives off radiation. That radiation in large enough doses changes DNA in cells. When the DNA changes sometimes the cells can become cancerous. In even higher doses the cells will die.
What happens in radiation thearpy?
Hi. The radiation is targeted at the offending cells, usually cancer. This kills those cells.
How can nuclear radiation harm us?
Nuclear radiation harms us by mutating cells so they don't actually do anything, but still reproduce. This is what cancer is. The cells reproduce and form a big lump of totally useless tissue.
What are the pros of nuclear radiation?
Nuclear radiation can help kill cancer cells and is used in preservation of food and medical diagnosis. It is also used in pain relief in many hospitals.
Why is nuclear radiation dangerous to human being'S?
Nuclear radiation can cause genetic mutations in our DNA, which can cause cancers. If the genetic mutations occur in the germ cells, then our gametes (sperm and egg cells) could have genetic mutations that could be passed on to our offspring. Also, if radiation levels are high enough, people can get radiation sickness, which can be fatal.
What is one problem with using nuclear power?
The ionising alpha radiation that radiates from the uranium-235 used to generate electricity, is dangerous and when cells are exposed to it they can suffer damage in the DNA on a molecular level which causes the cell to malfunction. This can lead to cancer or cell death (though sometimes cancer does not occur for up to 15 years) or on extremely high doses of radiation, many cells die and tissue ceases to function. This basically means that whoever it is that has been exposed to radiation can immediately get radiation sickness (not nice) and in the longer term organ failure and cancer.
What is one problem with nuclear power?
The ionising alpha radiation that radiates from the uranium-235 used to generate electricity, is dangerous and when cells are exposed to it they can suffer damage in the DNA on a molecular level which causes the cell to malfunction. This can lead to cancer or cell death (though sometimes cancer does not occur for up to 15 years) or on extremely high doses of radiation, many cells die and tissue ceases to function. This basically means that whoever it is that has been exposed to radiation can immediately get radiation sickness (not nice) and in the longer term organ failure and cancer.
What is a hot cell?
Shielded nuclear radiation containment chambers are commonly referred to as hot cells.
Can you write a sentence using the verb mutating?
The man's cells where mutating because of the nuclear radiation.
When plant cells are exposed to salt water what happens to them?
When plant cells are exposed to salt water the process of dehydration occurs. The cells die as a result of the water that is pulled out during dehydration.
What will happen to the process of cell division if cells are exposed to radiation?
It stops it because radiation causes the DNA to take on a conformation, or form, that cannot be replicated by polymerase.
When exposed to ultraviolet light skin cells produces that?
Skin cells do not produce a hat - no matter what kind of radiation falls on them.
