Scientists in the 20th century were looking for a way to use radiation that helped humanity instead of hurting it. So they decided to blast food with radiation to see if they could make it better. Here's how that worked out...

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References & Further Reading

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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/13/growing-atomically-energised-plants-james-wong
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-gardening/
https://www.naro.go.jp/english/laboratory/nics/radbreedlab/index.html

https://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/nias/eng/org/GR/IRB/#:~:text=The%20Institute%20of%20Radiation%20Breeding,Co%20source%20at%20the%20center.
https://www.popsci.com/science/what-is-an-atomic-garden/
https://www.atomicgardening.com/1958/10/01/rebuilding-plants/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/learn-about-irradiating-seeds.htm
https://www.ediblegeography.com/strange-and-beautiful-seeds-from-the-atom/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Global-impact-of-mutation-derived-varieties-Ahloowalia-Maluszynski/6b80382ab33c62f9cb3e1028b473aa8b105207d4
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/science/28crop.html
https://pruned.blogspot.com/2011/04/atomic-gardens.html
http://www.atomicgardening.com/downloads/atomic-gardening-for-the-layman/
http://www.atomicgardening.com/1960/02/21/the-atomic-gardening-society/
https://www.google.com/search?q=why+does+radiationc+ause+mutation&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB727GB727&oq=why+does+radiationc+ause+mutation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13j0i22i30l4j0i8i13i30l2j0i390l2.4312j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218706/#:~:text=Ionizing%20radiation%20damages%20the%20genetic,transmitted%20from%20generation%20to%20generation.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/what-is-radiation
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/what_is.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domestication-photos-genetically-modified-food-natural
genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Mutation

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