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Northern Arizona University Researchers

Caption: Northern Arizona University biochemist Diane Stearns, top, working with student researchers like Hertha Woody, has discovered that uranium damages DNA as a heavy metal, independent of its radioactive properties.

Credit: Photo by Jerry Foreman

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