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IT is now widely recognized that the biological effects of ionizing radiations (X-rays, γ-rays, etc.) are due to chemical changes induced by the radiations.
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WEISS, J. Possible Biological Significance of the Action of Ionizing Radiations on Nucleic Acids. Nature 169, 460–461 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169460b0
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