The fear of the biological effects of radioactivity: «Humanity in danger» and «Japan under the terror of the monster»
In the 1950s, two important discoveries were carried out. In the first place, the structure of nucleic acids was discovered and secondly, the deleterious effects of radioactivity in humans were characterized. As a consequence, films started to show the fears of the societies against the new threats...
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Language: | English |
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Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2016-04-01
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Series: | Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/13588 |