naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds

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Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds

naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

The wolves are exposed to cancer-causing radiation as they roam the wastelands of the abandoned city - with researchers finding part of their genetic information seems resilient to increased risk of the disease.

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evolution could happen in jumps. How often that happens is debatable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium

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