From Newsgroup: talk.origins
https://abcnews.com/International/large-mammals-thriving-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-scientists/story?id=133150321
This news article is noting that wild life have taken over the Chernobyl exclusion zones. The absence of man provides a selective advantage for
the area that is apparently countering the negative aspects of radiation exposure. Google notes that the animals are radioactive, but the levels
of radio isotopes in their tissues is not lethal. These radiation
levels would likely result in cancer if the animals live long enough.
Some think that these animals are developing resistance mechanisms
against tumor formation. If that is true they should preserve genetic
samples of the initial migrants and look at how the genetics are
changing. It could provide information that could be used for cancer treatment.
Ron Okimoto
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