A new study finds that exposure to chronic radiation from Chornobyl has not damaged the genomes of microscopic worms living there today -- which doesn't mean that the region is safe, the scientists ...

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For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, absorbing low doses of radiation that would keep most people far away.

The resilience of Chornobyl worms to chronic nuclear radiation has been revealed through analysis of their DNA, showing no signs of damage despite prolonged exposure to radiation. A recent study ...

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Sophia Tintori, postdoctoral researcher in NYU Department of Biology (left), and Matthew Rockman, NYU professor of biology (right) in Chronobyl to collect worms. The 1986 disaster at the Chornobyl ...