Chernobyl's birds adapting to ionizing radiation -- ScienceDaily

Chernobyl's birds adapting to ionizing radiation -- ScienceDaily



Some animals are adapting to nuclear radiation. According to a recent
study, "results revealed that with increasing background radiation, the
birds' body condition and glutathione levels increased and oxidative
stress and DNA damage decreased. They also showed that birds which
produce larger amounts of pheomelanin and lower amounts of eumelanin pay
a cost in terms of poorer body condition, decreased glutathione and
increased oxidative stress and DNA damage." (British Ecological Society BES, 24 April 2014).

The implications are far reaching in my mind. What will this mean for the future?

REFERENCE


British Ecological Society (BES). "Chernobyl's birds adapting to
ionizing radiation." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 April 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140424223057.htm>.