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THE possibility that irradiated food may be mutagenic gains great importance from the widespread use of radiation for the preservation of food. Stone et al.1 have found increased mutation frequencies in Staphylococcus aureus which had been cultured in ultra-violet-treated medium. More recently, there have been reports2–5 on cytological abnormalities in plant roots that had been kept in X-rayed culture fluid. Recent experiments on Drosophila6 have indicated that the incidence of sex-linked recessive lethals and visible mutations may be enhanced by feeding the larvae on irradiated medium. In view of the practical importance of this possibility, a large-scale experiment was carried out to test the genetic effects of irradiated food on Drosophila melanogaster.
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REDDI, O., REDDY, G., RAO, J. et al. Lack of Mutagenic Effect of Irradiated Drosophila Medium. Nature 208, 702 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208702a0
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