• Question: Is there a chance that radiation gives you super powers?/Abilitys

    Asked by anon-191688 to Kathryn, Graeme, Chris, Anne, Agnes, Adam on 8 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Anne Green

      Anne Green answered on 8 Nov 2018:

      As far as I know, no. But a biologist would be better at answering this question.

    • Photo: Adam McGuinness

      Adam McGuinness answered on 8 Nov 2018:

      Oof, if only!

      Certain types of radiation can penetrate your body, getting to your cells inside, this radiation contains energy which, if it hits your DNA inside your cells, can damage it. This damage can kill the cell, or make the cells to go wrong and cause cancer.

      So no, unfortunately, no super powers, more likely only damage 🙁

    • Photo: Kathryn

      Kathryn answered on 10 Nov 2018:

      Radiation will give you radiation sickness and cancer. It is a big problem when humans are in space out of the protection of the atmosphere.

    • Photo: Agnes Wojtusiak

      Agnes Wojtusiak answered on 11 Nov 2018:

      I wish… Unfortunately, radiation is way more likely to cause harm than anything as awesome as that 🙁

    • Photo: Graeme Poole

      Graeme Poole answered on 13 Nov 2018:

      I don’t think so but I really would love to be superhero!

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