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These birth defects might be linked with radiation from the Chernobyl disaster 30 years ago
The scientific debate is ongoing over whether congenital birth defects can be linked to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that happened 30 years ago this month. Physicians in the ...
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Chernobyl dogs do show ‘dramatic’ genetic differences – but not because of radiation
has implications for our understanding of the effects of nuclear radiation exposure on populations. “Most people think of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as a radiological disaster in an ...
Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Are Genetically Distinct—But Radiation Isn’t the Reason
Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising story.
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 these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.
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One Decade after Chernobyl: Summing up the Consequences of the Accident
Two major objectives were to reach agreement on established scientific facts and to clarify their interpretation in order to promote comprehension of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident and ...
The Dogs of Chernobyl May Not Be Mutating After All, One Study Claims
On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster since World War II decimated Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Nearly 40 years later, a lot has changed. Chernobyl, for one, is now within the borders of ...
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These birth defects might be linked with radiation from the Chernobyl disaster 30 years ago
Three-month-old Ruslan suffers from CHD. He has already had open-heart surgery to correct his birth defects. Two-year-old Nadya has been diagnosed with hydrocephaly, a disorder characterized by a ...