• Question: Have you ever messed with dna

    Asked by darkopsdisguised to Charlotte, Dhvanil, Frank, Jim, Leila on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Jim O Doherty

      Jim O Doherty answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Sure-we do it all the time. The aim of radiation treatment is to kill cells, and cells are killed by the radiation breaking the DNA at the centre of these cells. This is how tumours shrink with radiation therapy (and chemotherapy)

    • Photo: Dhvanil Karia

      Dhvanil Karia answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      I do mess with the DNA but strictly “theoretically” 🙂

    • Photo: Charlotte Kemp

      Charlotte Kemp answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      Nope, not something that i need to do in my job

    • Photo: Leila Nichol

      Leila Nichol answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      Exactly like Jim says, radiation breaks the bonds in the helix DNA structure which then lease to breakdown of DNA in tumours, but in healthy tissue this should be able to repair itself. So yes, I do this every day!

    • Photo: Frank Soboczenski

      Frank Soboczenski answered on 20 Mar 2013:

      Nope, I do not mess with DNA I just mess with people’s minds 🙂

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