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http://news.yale.edu/2016/11/10/study-pinpoints-protein-detects-damage-radiation
[h=1]The DNA-sensing AIM2 inflammasome controls radiation-induced cell death and tissue injury[/h][h=1]Study pinpoints protein that detects damage from radiation[/h]
By Ziba Kashef
November 10, 2016
High doses of radiation from cancer treatment can cause severe damage to cells and tissues, resulting in injury to bone marrow and the gastrointestinal tract. The consequences can be fatal. Yet researchers do not fully understand how exposure to radiation triggers this damage at the molecular level.