Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with DNA

Cells are known to be affected significantly due to constant exposure to electromagnetic radiation. DNA can be damaged with electromagnetic waves in a variety of ways. Cellular multiplication plays an important role in the survival of life. This multiplication involves a chain of DNA replication going through several steps including auto-repair mechanisms to protect DNA from damages. These repair mechanisms range from specific "locate and repair" systems to "damage tolerance" repairs. With many damage events per cell per day the errors that do make it through the repair process are seen as mutations to the genetic code and may be expressed as changes in morphology. Applying an appropriately modified Jaynes-Cummings model with an extra potential we re-investigate the DNA replication considering the entangled states of the nucleotide. Interaction of DNA with radiation is studied as an interaction of matter with electromagnetic waves. This approach is used to measure the probability of changes in morphology due to the interaction of DNA with radiation.