"To investigate this possibility, Chanock and his colleagues analysed the genomes of 130 children born to parents who were either involved in the cleanup of the Chernobyl site after the accident, or were evacuated from nearby towns and settlements, as well the parents’ genomes. All of the children were conceived after the accident.
Even though their parents had been exposed to high levels of radiation, there was no increase in the number of new mutations – those not detected in either parent but that could have arisen because of damage to their eggs or sperm – in these children.
“These mutations may be in the parents’ blood, but we’re not seeing this horrific science-fiction-like mutation of sperm and eggs*,” said Chanock. “I think this should be reassuring data that there’s a lack of evidence for substantial or significant transgenerational effects.”
Dr Alex Cagan, a postdoctoral fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Hinxton, England, said: “While these findings do not diminish the innumerable personal tragedies associated with the Chernobyl nuclear accident they do provide a glimmer of hope that the potentially damaging effects to DNA do not appear to have been passed down to the children of those involved.”" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/apr/23/children-of-chernobyl-parents-have-no-higher-number-of-dna-mutations
*Isn’t the point that it is exposure in-utero about which we should be most concerned? Misconstrued and obfuscated blatant propaganda!
Which 130 children are these? Monbiot is delighted (the poisonous troll), https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1386566535137931265 I suppose, George, that in your neo-liberal paradise there have been no deformed children born to those exposed to discharged depleted uranium munitions either… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnYDLHUwRKc!
https://twitter.com/VanessaBeeley/status/1386981346770362369
"(seemed relevant)
“deformed children born to those exposed to discharged depleted uranium munitions”
#Neoliberalism #NuclearPower #NATO #KashiwazakiKariwa #Fukushima https://arafel.co.uk/2016/07/hinkleypoint-did-you-hear-one-about.html https://twitter.com/i/events/889745996347052033
“#DepletedUranium https://arafel.co.uk/2018/09/free-of-consequences-liberal-conceit.html, https://arafel.co.uk/2017/02/undeclared-nuclear-war-allies-crime.html, https://arafel.co.uk/2013/08/editorial-balance-resyria-and-use-of.html & https://arafel.co.uk/2012/06/depleted-uranium-progressive-review.html #Arafel”
“You see it was a while before #Fukushima; “Mr.Miyagi how come you #Fukushima?” “Nobody prefecture!” “…during the recent summit in Tokyo, get their heads together on how both to repair the #KashiwazakiKariwa reactor and keep the whole affair from the public?” https://arafel.co.uk/2016/07/hinkle”
I’ve contacted “Children of Chernobyl” https://www.chernobyl-international.com/ concerning the Guardian’s accusations…
