Researchers have found that stray dogs living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have not experienced genetic mutations, despite prolonged exposure to high radiation levels. Following the 1986 nuclear ...

Chernobyl’s reactor meltdown remains history’s worst nuclear disaster. The initial explosion killed two ... undergoing radiation-based genetic mutations—notably, a number of pet dogs ...

Radiation -induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the ...

Imagine that a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more ...

Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason ... Scientists have been studying dog populations near the nuclear power plant which suffered a disastrous meltdown in 1986, causing a dramatic ...