The phosphate is linked to the 5' carbon of the sugar in both RNA and DNA. The nitrogenous bases are adenine(A), guanine(G), cytosine(C), thymine(T), and uracil(U). Adenine and guanine are purines (contains a six membered ring of carbon and nitrogen fused to a five membered ring). Adenine and guanine are both found in DNA and RNA.
Uranium is a naturally occurring weakly radioactive element. High levels of uranium in water may increase the risk of cancer and kidney damage. Most of the uranium that is ingested by food or drink by the human body is excreted, but some amounts are absorbed into the bloodstream and kidneys.
Radioactivity is the emission of radiation by unstable nuclei. That radiation may exist in the form of subatomic particles (primarily alpha and beta particles) or in the form of energy (primarily gamma rays). Radioactivity was discovered accidentally in 1896 by French physicist Henri Becquerel (1852â1908).