Discovery of the secrets that enable plants near Chernobyl to shrug off radiation

Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 10:21 in Earth & Climate

Scientists are reporting discovery of the biological secrets that enable plants growing near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to adapt and flourish in highly radioactive soil -- legacy of the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Ukraine. Their study helps solve a long-standing mystery.

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