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dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-21T09:30:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-21T09:30:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Muscat, M. (2018). Genetic engineering, science fiction and environmental toxicology in a manga : 'Coppelion'. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 17(1), 12-13. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/40255 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Various radioactivity alertness programmes and strategies have been developed. These encompass both the medical countermeasures subsequent to radiation exposure as well as longer term plans for bioremediation. ‘Coppelion’ provides a compelling glimpse at the wasteland left after a nuclear disaster and a peculiar new concept, namely that of the radiationimmune genetically engineered human. Before delving into the fictional universe of ‘Coppelion’, it is worthy to note some relevant real life instances. In the wake of past nuclear disasters which led to large-scale release of radioactivity such as the notorious Chernobyl disaster back in 1986, and more recently, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, Belgium had announced precautionary measures as part of a nuclear emergency plan, which included providing the whole population with iodine tablets. Medical countermeasures to radioactive exposure include use of potassium iodide, prussian blue, DTPA (diethylenetriamine pentaacetate) and filgrastim. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Medical Portals Ltd. | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Books -- Reviews | en_GB |
dc.subject | Genetic engineering in literature | en_GB |
dc.subject | Environmental toxicology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Comic books, strips, etc. -- Themes, motives | en_GB |
dc.title | Genetic engineering, science fiction and environmental toxicology in a manga : 'Coppelion' [book review] | en_GB |
dc.type | review | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Muscat, Michelle | - |
Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Volume 17, Issue 1 The Synapse, Volume 17, Issue 1 |
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