RealFeedApp 26 April 1986: Chernobyl explosion
Researchers found that domestic dogs who escaped liquidators established persistent populations in the exclusion zone, displaying distinct genetic traits.
- Field
- genetics and genomes
- What they did
- Researchers found that dogs surviving in the Chernobyl zone are genetically different from normal breeds and are now studying the reasons for these changes.
- Why it matters
- This will help understand how radiation affects animal genetics and may provide clues on how an organism adapts to high radiation doses.
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