Mutated wolves in Chernobyl amaze research team - and could even help people. Wolves are exposed to more than 11.28 millirer radiation every day throughout their lives.
This is more than six times the legal safety limit for a human. Certain parts of the animals' genetic information were identified that appear to withstand an increased risk of cancer. This in turn raises the hope that the results can help scientists fight the serious disease in humans too. The results were presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology in Seattle.