The process, which consists of striking plant seeds or germplasm by radiation
in the form of X-rays, UV waves, heavy-ion beams, gamma rays, essentially
“mixes” the genes already existing in genome
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Radiation & Your Food, Irradiated Food Risk,
Wake Up America
Radhia and Peter discuss the effects of treating food with radiation including what it does
to antioxidants, enzymes and nutrients such as vitamins and minerals.