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IONIZING RADIATION. “Studies of ionizing radiation, on the other hand, have mostly been associated with health-effects on humans and studies of radiation resistance on microbes. By definition, ionizing radiation has the energy to ionize, or to eject at least one electron from a neutral atom or a molecule, which is 13.6 eV for a neutral hydrogen atom, for example. Ionizing radiation can interact with DNA and cause reparable or irreparable damage, depending on the type and energy of the radiation.” https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0459 View in LinkedIn