Lightnings gamma rays may destroy matter Nov 24, 2009
Previous gamma ray telescopes had detected the terrestrial gamma radiation, which was a huge surprise when it was first discovered in 1994 ... The electron avalanche may be what triggers lightning, as well as produce gamma radiation, Fishman said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Forest Service oversees mine clean up Nov 20, 2009
Reidy said that the preferred cleanup process would prevent erosion during heavy storms and reduce the risk of exposure to gamma radiation and direct contact, inhalation or ingestion of waste rock materials ... Uranium bearing rock from exposed from mining is a source of gamma radiation and direct human contact with the rock isn't required to expose a person to radiation ... The Forest Service reports that hunters, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts can be exposed by traveling through an area... (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Detonating Tumor-Killer Drug in Cancers on Command Nov 19, 2009
In this case, Ganai and Forbes use a very low dose, 2 Grey, of gamma radiation to switch on RecA.. By about 48 hours after they are injected, the bacteria have multiplied to about 10 million per tumor. (Science Daily)
Exploding stars shoot out cosmic rays Nov 3, 2009
In the Nature journal study results presented Monday at the at the Fermi Science Symposium in Washington D.C., the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) Collaboration team shows that the M82 galaxy, which births stars at a rate 50 times higher than our own Milky Way galaxy, produces intense high-powered gamma radiation, a long-sought signature of cosmic rays ... Because M82's cosmic rays are trapped within the galaxy, the VERITAS team needed to look for the gamma... (USA Today -- Tech)
FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico Oct 28, 2009
The anti-bacterial process treats oysters with a method similar to pasteurization, using mild heat, freezing temperatures, high pressure and low-dose gamma radiation. But doing so "kills the taste, the texture," DeFelice said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Herbal Tonic For Radiotherapy? Gingko Biloba Tree May Protect Cells From Radiation Damage Oct 27, 2009
They then compared the effects of gamma radiation from radioactive cesium on the white blood cells compared to the untreated control samples. The team uses a light microscope to look for lymphocytes undergoing programmed cell death, or apoptosis, as a result of radiation exposure. (Science Daily)
New FDA plan may limit U.S. oyster consumption, sale Oct 18, 2009
Low dose gamma radiation. These technologies "can largely eliminate the risk of vibrio infection while preserving the sensory qualities of raw oysters," Taylor said. (USA Today)
Scientists Try to Debunk Shroud of Turin Oct 7, 2009
Group Funded by Italian Atheists, Agnostics Claims Experiment "Clearly Indicates" Shroud Was Man Made. In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Just A Yoctosecond: Shortest Flashes From Ultra-hot Matter Oct 7, 2009
Among many other particles, it also creates photons of a few GeV (billion electron volts) energy, so-called gamma radiation. These high-energy flashes of light are as short as the lifetime the quark-gluon plasma and consist of only a few photons. (Science Daily)
Heart of a galaxy emits gamma rays Oct 3, 2009
The source of these rays lies precisely at the optical centre of NGC 253 and appears as a point to H.E.S.S. This makes it the weakest source discovered to date in the very high-energy gamma radiation range ... Since this time it has made many important discoveries, such as the first astronomical image of a supernova remnant in the high-energy gamma radiation range, or the detection of galaxies with active nuclei in the light of gamma rays. (EurekAlert!)
Astrophysics: High Energy Galactic Particle Accelerator Located Sep 15, 2009
14, 2009) An unprecedented measuring campaign has succeeded in precisely defining the place of origin of high-energy gamma radiation in the galaxy Messier 87 ... Simultaneous with the strongest bursts of gamma radiation seen from M87, an extremely high activity was measured in the radio band, and this exclusively in the proximity of the black hole ... This indicates that the outbursts of gamma radiation and the radio emission were produced by the same process, and therefore both originate from... (Science Daily)
Post investigates: Sep 14, 2009
During its decay, it releases gamma radiation, which can pass through the body. If radium-226 is ingested in food and water, or breathed into the lungs during a shower, some of it gets absorbed by the bones, and raises the risk of bone and other cancers, according to the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry. (The Palm Beach Post)
Staking a bet: Invest money into EF mill Sep 13, 2009
and from exposure to gamma radiation from radionuclides outside their bodies. The BOCC should take advantage of state funding of up to 50,000 and see if George Glasier is still willing to add to that amount and find some disinterested expertise to sort through the truly complex maze of environmental and public health questions on their plate. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Uravan lawsuit: Health hazards from the past versus today Sep 13, 2009
For personnel working in the mill, the main radiological exposure pathway is from inhalation of yellowcake dust, ore dust, and radon progeny, and from exposure to gamma radiation from radionuclides outside their bodies. The report estimates that the amount of radiation measurable at the property line will be relatively low compared to background radioactivity, and does not attempt to estimate worker exposure. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
The Reconnection: Unique Energy Fr... Aug 30, 2009
" Not sure why, the usually skeptical Pearl eventually agreed to pay her to ;draw lines on my body with her fingertips. (Pearl, Eric The Reconnection: Heal Others Heal Yourself Carlsbad, CA: Hay House. 2001. pp 45-46) Dr. Eric Pearl Describes His Strange Experiences Afterward, Pearl s patients mentioned feeling his hands when he was not touching them. Some had remarkable healings. At one point, his hand blistered and bled. As if that wasn t enough, over 50 of Dr. Pearl s patients (not acquainted... (Suite101.com)
Depleted uranium at Pohakuloa no threat to public, Army report says Jul 30, 2009
Measurements have ranged from 3 to 9 micro-R low-level gamma radiation an hour, which is considered safe background radiation coming from natural sources, according to the military. In comparison, radiation must reach 2,000 micro-R an hour before it is considered "actionable," and the Health Department gets people out of the area. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Agent Orange Linked to Parkinson's, Heart Disease Jul 28, 2009
The International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified TCDD a group 1 carcinogen in 1997, a classification that also includes arsenic, asbestos and gamma radiation, according to background information in the study. The IOM's report is the seventh update in a series requested by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and mandated by Congress. (MEDLINEplus)
EPA targets contaminated Alaska mines Jul 21, 2009
Discovery of the gamma radiation in 1955 is what prompted the mining there in the first place. Radiation is inescapable on Earth and, at low levels, not a worry. (Juneau Empire)
Chinese villagers flee county in radiation scare Jul 20, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says cobalt-60 is increasingly used for sterilization of spices and that exposure to gamma radiation directly from cobalt-60 can increase a person's cancer risk. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Critic's Corner Jul 7, 2009
It's almost his gamma radiation to make him the incredible hulk. So here is my question. (USA Today -- Life)
The long, hard road to nuclear safety Jul 5, 2009
Every person in the reactor room carried a dosimeter to measure any exposure to gamma radiation. With the fuel rods secured in the special shipping drums, technicians sprayed helium into the seals. (Boston Globe)
Across the area May 28, 2009
The reactor, called the "Super Kukla Prompt Burst Reactor," operated from 1964 to 1978 and produced pulses of neutron and gamma radiation to measure how well nuclear warhead components withstood such bombardment. When the reactor was disassembled, parts were sent first to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge, Tenn. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Serpin genes AtSRP2 and AtSRP3 are required for normal growth sensitivity to a DNA alkylating agent in Arabidopsis May 11, 2009
Homozygous T-DNA insertion mutants atsrp2 and atsrp3 exhibited no differential growth when mutant and wild-type plants were left untreated or exposed to gamma radiation or ultraviolet light. In contrast, atsrp2 and atsrp3 plants exhibited greater root length, leaf number and overall size than wild-type plants when exposed to MMS. Neither of the two serpins was required for meiosis. (BioMed Central)
More protection against explosives and nuclear material in freight containers May 8, 2009
The research work was supported by the "Science for Peace" Programme of NATO. In a second step, the scientists now plan to utilize gamma radiation, in addition to neutron radiation, to be able to also detect nuclear and radioactive materials ... This new project, however, goes one step further: Now, not only neutron radia-tion, but also a particular form of gamma radiation is to be used, which is produced together with the neutrons ... Radiographing with gamma radiation supplements the neutron... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Scientists spot oldest object in universe May 1, 2009
The gamma radiation from GRB 090423, which took 13 billion years to reach earth, was detected by a satellite called Swift. The infrared radiation was detected by the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii. (CNN)
Universal vaccine in nasal spray Apr 30, 2009
His team's universal vaccine, based on a human influenza A virus that has been inactivated using gamma radiation, can stimulate both types. Tests in mice showed that a single dose, given as a nasal spray, protected the rodents against a different flu virus - the deadly strain of bird flu, H5N1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sci society: From gamma rays to blood splatters, science fair has it all Mar 24, 2009
Whipping out a Geiger counter, she got an immediate squeal from the orange bowl in her display indicating the still-measurable gamma radiation coming from the uranium oxide in the glaze. In her research, Michels not only learned the principles and practicalities of radiation shielding, she also picked up a bit of history. (Missoulian, MT)
The Incredible Hulk Review Mar 18, 2009
The film begins with Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) camped out in Brazil, trying desperately to cure himself of the gamma radiation poisoning that afflicts him with the terrible curse of the Hulk. Meanwhile, he is being tracked back in the States by General Ross who believes that Banner s body is government property and wants to get a hold of some DNA for weapons research. (Suite101.com)
Finesse Demonstrates TruFluor(TM) pH, a Single-Use Optical pH Sensor and Transmitter Mar 7, 2009
The calibration and lot data are encoded on a gamma radiation resistant tagging of disposable sheath. The RFID data is automatically read by the transmitter, thereby eliminating the need to calibrate the probe and minimizing error and variability in the calibration. (PR Newswire)
Map shows the radioactivity beneath your feet Feb 25, 2009
The map had been "seamlessly stitched together" from data collected over 40 years by aircraft carrying instruments able to detect tell-tale gamma radiation. By global standards, Dr Johnson said, "our patch of the Earth's crust" has a high proportion of granite - often a good source of radioactive minerals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
