What the first look at the genetics of Chernobyl’s dogs revealed
The canines are genetically distinct from dogs farther away, but radiation may not explain why
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Scientists have now performed the first genetic analysis of Chernobyl’s dogs. This pack of free-roaming dogs lives within the industrial areas of the former power plant.
T. Mousseau