Meeta Mishra
Microbiology
September 2021
The findings of the investigation revealed two patterns. Despite the fact that persons who were significantly exposed to the gas today have fewer aberrant cells, the frequency of aberrations within these cells has grown with time. Another leading to a rise in chromosomal abnormalities in persons who had not been subjected to the gas or had just been mildly sensitized to it. Methyl isocyanate, which was emitted by Union Carbide, has been shown to cause DNA damage in humans when it interacts with proteins. Studies conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research in the years that followed the gas spill revealed that such harm had occurred. The study showed the aberrations according to the sexes of the populace exposed and unexposed to the gas.
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