A Dead Man's Eyes Hold the Key to His Age


	A Dead Man's Eyes Hold the Key to His Age

Mohir

5-4-2008 10:30 AM

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For anyone born in the last six decades, moreover, the lens proteins
carry a radioactive marker—a special signature reflecting the pattern
of nuclear bomb tests starting in 1955 and declining at an exponential
rate since 1963.

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