radiation en route to Mars

--- In ssi_list@... "Charles F. Radley"
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> I question the ratio of boys to girls, reference please.
>
> According to this article:
>
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0UBT/8_15/70734907/p1/article.jht
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> "Aircrew Exposure to Cosmic Radiation Involves only Slight Cancer
> Risk."
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> "The exposure to cosmic radiation from a year of flying is roughly
> equivalent to receiving a barium enema"

I'm not vouching for the veracity of the research, but a quick
google yields the following:

http://www.wisespirit.com/beemf.htm

"EMF and Sex-Distribution of Offspring- Children born near a high
voltage power station in Baghdad were 87% girls, and 13% boys.
Author suggests high female percentages might also be related to the
same percentages seen in offspring of lymphoma patients.
Speculations are that EMF exposure interferes with calcium and this
in turn affects the Y- bearing sperm (male) more than the x-bearing
sperm motility."

Make of it what you will. At least this can send you in the
direction of finding a more reliable study.

TangoMan

PS. Don't get too carried away with the EMF scare.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/emf.html
http://www.mcw.edu/gcrc/cop/powerlines-cancer-FAQ/toc.html