Diana Pignalosa

TL;DR: Main results from studies on the effect of ionizing radiations, including cosmic rays, on plants, focusing on genetic alterations, modifications of growth and reproduction and changes in biochemical pathways especially photosynthetic behaviour confirm what is known from animal studies: densely ionizing radiator are more efficient in inducing damages at several different levels, in comparison with sparsely ionizing radiation.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the architecture of the cell nucleus determines the formation of chromosomal rearrangements, and it is shown that interphase chromosomes are divided into discrete domains, with limited overlapping and movement.

TL;DR: Results indicate a commitment of mESCs to maintain pluripotency and genome stability and the chromosomal damage observed in the progeny of the survived cells after 5 Gy exposure is significantly higher than that observed in control samples, although it is mostly of the stable and transmissible type.

TL;DR: The study suggests that the risks of normal tissue late effects and second malignancies in prostate cancer patients are comparable when heavy ions or IMRT radiotherapy are applied.