PUBLIC HEALTH:
Genomics and Medicine at a Crossroads in Chernobyl
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg,1* Misha Angrist,1 Robert Cook-Deegan1
As workers begin construction of a new containment structure at the Chernobyl nuclear energy plant, research to study the effects of radiation exposure will benefit the Chernobyl community and the general public.
1The authors are with the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
*Author for correspondence. E-mail: geoffrey.ginsburg{at}duke.edu