Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, University of Calgary (IMAGE)

University of Calgary

Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, University of Calgary

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Dr. Aaron Goodarzi with pictures of the DNA of human lung cells exposed to high linear energy transfer radiation, the same type of radiation emitted by radon. The green stripes indicate the 'swathe of genetic destruction' caused by the radiation as it passed through the DNA of cell.

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Riley Brandt

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