The Stewards of Chernobyl Are Passing Mutations Down to Their Children

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...
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Chernobyl children living with mutant DNA nearly 40 after nuclear disaster, study finds

Nearly 40 years after the Chornobyl nuclear power plant disaster, the children of the workers are still reeling with the fallout. Until now, scientists haven't been able to determine if the children ...
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Chernobyl's mutant wolves absorb six times the radiation limit – and evolve with better cancer immunity

Chernobyl wolves absorb six times the human radiation limit yet thrive, showing genomic shifts that could inform future ...
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The Chernobyl Miracle: How Mutant Wolves Developed a Biological Shield Against Cancer

Wolves in Chernobyl radioactivity region running among abandoned hoses with cold winter and deep snow© wildlife_outdoor/Shutterstock.com When the Chernobyl nuclear ...
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The Resilience of Life: How Chernobyl’s “Mutant” Wildlife Is Rewriting the Rules of Survival

Homeless wild dog in old radioactive zone in Pripyat city - abandoned ghost town after nuclear disaster. Chernobyl exclusion zone.© Sergiy Romanyuk/Shutterstock.com An area of about 1,000 square miles ...
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The Dogs Of Chernobyl May Be Evolving Right Before Our Eyes

Are the dogs of Chernobyl evolving right in front of us? That's a question some scientists have been asking in new research that has been keeping tabs on the wild animals roaming around the Chernobyl ...
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DNA Mutations Found in Children of Chernobyl Workers

The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the children of those originally exposed, researchers have found – the first time such ...