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Table 3 Suggestions for future research

From: Low-dose radiation, scientific scrutiny, and requirements for demonstrating effects

Analyses

Expectations

Density-dependence

Greater frequency of abnormalities at high population density

Capture probability

Minor abnormalities and smaller size should increase the probability of capture and hence the frequency estimate

Genome-wide sequencing to quantify mutations

Greater frequency of mutations in specimens from Fukushima than in control areas, increasing frequency across generations due to mutation accumulation, and greater frequency in irradiated animals from the laboratory compared to controls.