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Organisms adapt to ionizing radiation at Chernobyl

Moller & Mousseau (2016) examine whether organisms are adapting to ionizing radiation in the Chernobyl region.

Confidence
80%
active

Evidence Quote

“Organisms are adapting to ionizing radiation at Chernobyl.”

Relationship

Organismal adaptation to ionizing radiation at Chernobyl adapts to Chernobyl environment

Arguments

Organismal adaptation to ionizing radiation at Chernobylsubject
Chernobyl exclusion zoneobject

Connections (3)

Radiation and epigenetic mechanisms shape plant stress adaptationInferenceChain
Gamma radiation does not alter CHH methylation contextAssociation
Gamma radiation and multigenerational plant adaptationInferenceChain

Evidence

“Reference to Moller & Mousseau (2016), considering whether organisms are adapting to ionizing radiation at Chernobyl.”

Moller, A. P. & Mousseau, T. A. (2016). Are organisms adapting to ionizing radiation at Chernobyl? doi:10.1016/j.tree.2016.01.005 ↗