Quote Originally Posted by Watchman
I'm afraid exposing higher lifeforms to intense radiation has thus far, sadly, only resulted in cancers and radiation poisonings.

But we persevere.
Excuse me very much, but I think you will find that when Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, he became Spiderman. Admittedly, the spider itself then left the story, so we don't know if it died of cancer, but even if it did it seems a small price to pay.