Mutations in bacteria induced by heavy ion irradiation. Final report

This report presents an introductory paper which summarizes the contribution of the project work to the current knowledge in the field, and describes the experiments planned to be performed in the near future. The first two sections of the report contain six papers dealing with genetic radiation effects in bacteria, and three papers on theoretical interpretations of radiation-induced mutagenesis, all having been published in radiobiological journals. The next section presents full-text papers of the symposium on ''Radiation Biology and its Application in Space Research'', held in Brno in 1992. The last section contains the papers of the second symposium on ''Radiation Biology and its Application in Space Research'', held in Brno in 1994. (MG)