title: Positive fallout from the bomb.
abstract: Atmospheric isotopes left behind by atomic weapons tests provide the foundation for an unusual method for determining the age and turnover rate of human cells.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eisenstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004247:DNA