Chernobyl’s feral dogs are genetically unique, but not mutated
Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but ...
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Chornobyl’s Dogs Defy Expectations: Radiation Isn’t Causing Genetic Differences
Chornobyl's exclusion zone has become an unintended wildlife refuge. Populations of species like wolves, boars, and birds ...
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12 Animals That Would Thrive In Nuclear Fallout
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Chernobyl Dogs "Evolving Differently" After The World's Worst Nuclear Disaster Almost 40 Years Ago
These animals (mostly sea creatures ... as a result of "exposure to the contamination of the environment at the Nuclear Power Plant". These different genes help to shed some light on why two ...
Genetic differences in Chernobyl dogs may not be down to radiation, new study suggests
Dr. Norman Kleiman, a co-author of the study, said, “Most people think of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as a radiological ...
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Reproduction and breeding
The intensification of livestock production systems is a prerequisite to meet the growing demand for animal products. Genetic selection, assisted reproductive technologies and optimized reproduction ...
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Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says
But the new research concludes that earlier nuclear weapons testing in the 1960s is a significant cause. Other wild animals' radioactivity levels have dropped over the years. So many wondered why ...
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Mother bear and cub shot after climbing onto Russian nuclear submarine
Bears, like this female brown bear, are fairly common in the Kamchatka peninsula (file photo) The Russian Navy has defended the shooting of a mother bear and its cub on a nuclear submarine ...