From Radiation Genetics, Mutagenesis, Gap Junctions, Epigenetics, Stem Cells and an Integration of Radiation and Chemical Carcinogenesis Available to Purchase

While being trained in classical radiation genetics at a time when the public and funding agencies were concerned about all aspects of radiation exposure from both nuclear bombs testing of the Soviet Union, China and the United States, particularly, from the dropping of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, one would have never predicted my scientific journey would have been a very convoluted path. That scientific career journey usually describes most who venture into solving any scientific disciplinary problem. The juxtaposition of a person’s limited perception of an important problem to solve with all kinds of global events, unforeseen chance events, new technological advances, new scientific concepts, dumb luck, the sociology and politics of the scientific community, growing awareness of the history and profession, as well as personal ethical behavior of scientists, and other significant influences can alter that scientific journey. In effect, my journey was not a...