Chernobyl's Wild Dogs

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03 Apr 2023, 8:41 pm

<<Scientists from the University of South Carolina and the National Human Genome Research Institute have begun examining the DNA of 302 feral dogs found in or around the CEZ to better understand how radiation may have altered their genomes. Their results were published in the journal Science Advances earlier this month.

“Do they have mutations that they’ve acquired that allow them to live and breed successfully in this region?” co-author Elaine Ostrander, a dog genomics expert at the National Human Genome Research Institute, told The New York Times. “What challenges do they face and how have they coped genetically?”>>

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43457220/chernobyl-dogs-dna-evolution/

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03 Apr 2023, 9:10 pm

They live off the giant radioactive rabbits.

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03 Apr 2023, 11:07 pm

Are they prone to melanism?

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04 Apr 2023, 4:56 am

funeralxempire wrote:

Are they prone to melanism?

I think that's the point being made.

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04 Apr 2023, 4:57 am

Misslizard wrote:

They live off the giant radioactive rabbits.

Lord of rabbits have mercy.

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04 Apr 2023, 11:37 am

Rexi wrote:

funeralxempire wrote:

Are they prone to melanism?

I think that's the point being made.

I didn't get around to reading the article but I've heard melanism occurs in plants and some other life around Chernobyl.

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04 Apr 2023, 4:45 pm

funeralxempire wrote:

Rexi wrote:

funeralxempire wrote:

Are they prone to melanism?

I think that's the point being made.

I didn't get around to reading the article but I've heard melanism occurs in plants and some other life around Chernobyl.

They seemed to have changed in some interesting ways. They also regenerate more.

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04 Apr 2023, 7:20 pm

https://youtu.be/IyAEUWJlk1Q

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05 Apr 2023, 8:02 am

There are still some older ladies living there and they are doing fine.
Teeth never whiter and garden spitting out 100 pound turnips.
https://thebabushkasofchernobyl.com/

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05 Apr 2023, 10:19 am

Never heard of that film!
Will hafta give it a look.

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05 Apr 2023, 11:04 am

Rexi wrote:

funeralxempire wrote:

Rexi wrote:

funeralxempire wrote:

Are they prone to melanism?

I think that's the point being made.

I didn't get around to reading the article but I've heard melanism occurs in plants and some other life around Chernobyl.

They seemed to have changed in some interesting ways. They also regenerate more.

Are those real pictures? Where did you get them?

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05 Apr 2023, 12:10 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

Never heard of that film!
Will hafta give it a look.

It’s really good.
I recommend it .

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05 Apr 2023, 1:05 pm

Jono wrote:

Rexi wrote:

funeralxempire wrote:

Rexi wrote:

funeralxempire wrote:

Are they prone to melanism?

I think that's the point being made.

I didn't get around to reading the article but I've heard melanism occurs in plants and some other life around Chernobyl.

They seemed to have changed in some interesting ways. They also regenerate more.

Are those real pictures? Where did you get them?

Yep.
https://www.amazinglife.bio/post/what-life-is-like-in-modern-chernobyl-a-deep-dive

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05 Apr 2023, 1:09 pm

Strange veggies found around Japan nuclear plant.

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/07/deformed-vegetables-fruit-reportedly-pop-up-around-japan-nuclear-plant

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