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Chernobyl soybeans exhibit DNA damage and methylation changes

Soybean seedlings grown near Chernobyl show altered DNA damage, repair, and epigenetic DNA methylation.

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DNA damage, repair monitoring and epigenetic DNA methylation changes in Chernobyl soybean seedlings

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Chernobyl soybean seedlings alters DNA damage and methylation

Evidence

Reference to (2017), DNA damage, repair monitoring, and epigenetic DNA methylation changes in Chernobyl soybean seedlings.

(2017). DNA damage, repair monitoring and epigenetic DNA methylation changes in seedlings of Chernobyl soybeans doi:10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.12.002

Reference to Klubicova et al. (2012), reporting that soybeans grown in the Chernobyl area produce fertile seeds with increased heavy metal resistance and altered carbon metabolism.

Klubicova, K. et al. (2012). Soybeans grown in the Chernobyl area produce fertile seeds that have increased heavy metal resistance and modified carbon metabolism doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048169

Reference: Soybeans grown in the Chernobyl area produce fertile seeds with increased heavy metal resistance and modified carbon metabolism.

(2012). Soybeans grown in the Chernobyl area produce fertile seeds that have increased heavy metal resistance and modified carbon metabolism.