A study reveals that dogs living in the Chernobyl nuclear accident area have evolved to withstand radiation, heavy metals and pollution. Scientists collected blood samples from 116 stray dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) and found that two distinct populations of dogs are genetically distinct from other dogs in the wider area. This differentiation suggests that dogs have adapted to long-term exposure to this toxic environment, explaining how they manage to survive in a radioactive desert. The legacy of the nuclear accident The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26, 1986, when a reactor at the nuclear plant exploded, causing the largest release of radioactivity in human history. The evacuation of people from the area turned the exclusion zone into an environment where wildlife was able to recover, despite the high level of radioactivity, reaching 11.28 millirems, six times the permissible limit for humans. Genetic mutations and […]
Source: News Beast
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