Research Expedition to Fukushima Seeks to Unveil Genetic and Ecological Effects of Radiation on Animals and Plants

Research Expedition to Fukushima Seeks to Unveil Genetic and Ecological Effects of Radiation on Animals and Plants
GERMANTOWN, Maryland and FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE, Japan, July 11, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- International project led by University of South Carolina
      aims to provide long-term data from Japan with aim to improve hazard
      assessment of nuclear accidents
    - QIAGEN collaboration offers technologies and aid to develop new
      methods to rapidly assess radiation impact on DNA and other molecules
    - First study results from Japan expected before the end of 2011,
      building on previous research work on the aftermath of the Chernobyl
      disaster

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