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Re: New radiation survival champ



At 22:36 11/24/99 -0500, Larry Cartwright wrote:
Here's a tidbit from the world of biophysics that really caught my
attention. The Institute For Genomic Research (TIGR), a DOE-funded
not-for-profit enterprise, has a strain of bacteria that can remain
alive following 1.5 MEGARADS of gamma irradiation (3000X lethal human
dose)!
Larry Cartwright

Hmmm...so much for gamma ray sterilization of domestic foodstuffs!

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK