Comic #2317: 2011-09-17
Description
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Description:
The comic consists of six panels and explores the historical context of nuclear testing and its health impacts, primarily through the perspective of Dr. Louise Reiss and her groundbreaking research during the 1960s.
Transcribed Text:
Panel 1:
- Character 1 (Dr. Louise Reiss): "I need your baby's teeth!"
- Character 2 (Mother): "Why?"
- Dr. Louise Reiss: "SCIENCE!"
Panel 2:
- Narration: "Parents sent her hundreds of thousands of baby teeth. The results were ominous."
- Character 3 (Scientist): "The strontium-90 concentration has increased by 50 times in the last DECADE."
Panel 3:
- Narration: "This helped lead to the nuclear test ban, and the subsequent drop in atmospheric strontium."
Panel 4:
- Character 4 (Politician): "In light of the recent… AHEM radioactive baby teeth… we've decided to briefly take international policy seriously."
Panel 5:
- Narration: "The moral? If you want to environmentally regulate something, all you have to do is spend ten years finding it in baby teeth."
Panel 6:
- Character 5 (Man in Suit): "So, our plan is to convince Congress to do the right thing."
- Character 6 (Another Person): "WAIT! There's an easier way!"
This comic uses humor to highlight serious environmental issues and the processes involved in policy-making.