His DNA Was Shredded By 2 Atomic Bombs. So What Happened When He Had Kids?

[Quixote1818]

This is absolutely fascinating! Well worth a listen!


Post-apocalyptic genetic mutants are one of our favorite ways of scaring ourselves. But this crazy story challenges some of our basic sci-fi assumptions about what happens to human DNA when it's exposed to gamma rays. Cuz it's not like some of us haven't already lived through a nuclear bomb, right? What about two?! Yes, that really happened. Nothing stranger than real life, people. Listen in!

http://www.upworthy.com/his-dna-was-shredded-by-2-atomic-bombs-so-what-happened-when-he-had-kids?c=ufb1

[uppityperson]

1. I wonder if there is a transcript or article I could read since unable to listen? Thanks

It sounds quite interesting, but alas, no sound capability here.

[Quixote1818]

2. Here are a couple more links

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/07/17/156915881/if-you-are-hit-by-two-atomic-bombs-should-you-have-kids

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi

http://www.radiolab.org/story/223276-double-blasted/?utm_source=sharedUrl&utm_media=metatag&utm_campaign=sharedUrl

[uppityperson]

3. Thank you very much, off to read. ETA, wow

That was something, what happened to him. It is interesting, comparing lack of dna damage from nuke bombs to radiation after nuke plant issue. Thank you for the links. I can not imagine what he thought when Nagasaki got bombed. "wtf? again? stop, just stop"?

[LuvNewcastle]

4. Damn, I wanted mutants. Human Ninja Turtles.

Why do most of our defects have to be on the inside, for Gawd's sake?

[Live and Learn]

5. Wonderful book exploring DNA, "The Violinist's Thumb" by

Sam Kean devotes nearly a chapter to this case.

[Enthusiast]

6. Kicked and recommended! Holy crap!

Amazing! Who knew?