And how does you “”absord”” the radiation? Through what?
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All creatures on earth use DNA as a guide to construct every part of their body. Limbs, organs, nerves, everything is based on instructions in your DNA.
The problem is that if there is any damage done to your DNA, this means the instructions become corrupted. Imagine taking a blueprint for a house and changing a few dimensions here and there. The general shape of the house will be preserved, but some things won’t line up properly because of those changed dimensions.
DNA is the same — a few alterations in critical areas, and you run the risk of faulty output.
How this relates to radiation is that sources of radiation effectively shoot off little subatomic bullets all the time. This *is* what radiation is: various subatomic particles shooting off in all directions until the radioactive substance has decayed fully.
As you may have guessed by now, the issue is when these tiny subatomic particles that are constantly being emitted interact with your DNA. Exposing yourself to certain types of radiation can have the effect that one or a thousand of these tiny particles will tear your DNA to shreds. But your body doesn’t know that the damage has been done, so it keeps on building using the faulty code. In small cases, your body detects these defects and destroys them, but in serious cases your body becomes overloaded and can’t keep up with the damage.
This leads to cancer, organ failure, reproductive harm, and a host of other issues.
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