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Chernobyl leaves legacy of mutant dogs with genetics modified by nuclear disaster.

Dog in abandoned amusement park in ghost town Prypiat in Chernobyl exclusion zone© GETTY

Stray dogs living in the toxic ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are suffering from genetic variation and irradiation, a new study has found. Depending on their proximity to the nuclear accident, the report showed that the canines exhibited varying degrees of irradiation, with those closest to Chernobyl 200 times more likely to bear traces of cesium-137, though this disparity did not preclude procreation between them.

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Chernobyl leaves legacy of mutant dogs with genetics modified by nuclear disaster (msn.com)

Regards Mark

One thought on “Chernobyl leaves legacy of mutant dogs with genetics modified by nuclear disaster.”

  1. Just another attack by humans on the environment and all the defenseless nonhumans.
    We are ever closer to self destruction.

    Greed and not caring is what humanity is all about

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