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Comment author: 27chaos 27 February 2015 08:32:20PM *  0 points [-]

Out of curiosity, does anyone here have any good information on the idea of nuclear hormesis? The idea that exposure to very low level radiation can be healthy has attracted a few scattered studies, most of which seem to suggest it has potential, but to my knowledge no rigorous follow up studies have ever been done due to ethical concerns.