Dogs living near Chernobyl nuclear disaster have mutated to develop new superpower
By ELLYN LAPOINTE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 16:18 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 06:01 EST, 10 December 2024
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Dogs living near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have mutated to develop a new superpower – they are immune to radiation, heavy metals and pollution.
Scientists collected blood samples from 116 stray dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), finding two different populations that were both genetically distinct from other dogs in the surrounding area.
This suggests they have adapted to withstand long-term exposure to this toxic environment and would explain why they have continued to thrive in the wasteland.
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Hopefully something great can come from this disaster. Imagine if we learnt how to survive and thrive in hostile environments. Might be needed for space travel where such exposures are likely. The “exclusion zone” maybe habitable to humans, but who’d want to live there. Like Sweden, the Amish, and the California Seventh Day Adventists, we don’t often have such obvious control groups. We have so much to learn that we can’t afford to be stupid and unobservant.
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