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Did Chernobyl Create Mutant Animals?

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It's been over three decades since the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, and while the area remains unsafe for humans to return for long term inhabitation, the wildlife has remained and undergone its own changes in that time. While many might image that sort of radiation would result in bizarre mutations like two-headed deer or giant insects, could the aftermath of such an event actually be positive for the plants and animals that remained? Kyle ventures into the Exclusion Zone to take a closer look in this week's Because Science! More science: http://nerdist.com/topic/science-tech/ Watch more Because Science: http://nerdi.st/BecSci Follow Kyle Hill:   / sci_phile   Follow us on FB:   / becausescience   Follow us on Twitter:   / becausescience   Follow us on Instagram:   / becausescience   Follow Nerdist:   / nerdist   Because Science every Thursday. Learn More: Radiation-induced Effects On Plants And Animals: https://www.researchgate.net/pub …...more
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Did Chernobyl Create Mutant Animals?
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It's been over three decades since the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, and while the area remains unsafe for humans to return for long term inhabitation, the wildlife has remained and undergone its own changes in that time. While many might image that sort of radiation would result in bizarre mutations like two-headed deer or giant insects, could the aftermath of such an event actually be positive for the plants and animals that remained? Kyle ventures into the Exclusion Zone to take a closer look in this week's Because Science! More science: http://nerdist.com/topic/science-tech/ Watch more Because Science: http://nerdi.st/BecSci Follow Kyle Hill:   / sci_phile   Follow us on FB:   / becausescience   Follow us on Twitter:   / becausescience   Follow us on Instagram:   / becausescience   Follow Nerdist:   / nerdist   Because Science every Thursday. Learn More: Radiation-induced Effects On Plants And Animals: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Long-term Census Data Reveal Abundant Wildlife Populations At Chernobyl: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/... Effects Of Ionizing Radiation On Wildlife: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2... A Look At The Impacts Of Radioactive Contaminants On Chernobyl’s Wildlife: https://thebulletin.org/2011/03/lands... Thirty Years After The Chernobyl Accident: What Lessons Have We Learnt? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Chernobyl And Fukushima: Differences And Similarities, A Biological Perspective: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... The Animals Of Chernobyl And Fukushima: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Grasshoppers’ Adaptation To Elevated Radioactivity In The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
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