Amazing stuff! Like pathogens train the immune system ...
"... The Chernobyl disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, in the then Soviet Union. It stands as one of the most catastrophic nuclear accidents in history. ...
Overall, the researchers found that the wolves are exposed to up to 11.28 millirem of radiation every day. That’s kind of like taking a chest X-ray every day — over 6 times the normal safe limit for humans. But what was more intriguing is how the wolves responded to radiation. ...
... found that the immune systems of the wolves had adapted to change. In fact, researchers found some of the markers that cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment also exhibit — suggesting that the wolves’ immune systems are taking steps to fight the radiation. ... Some parts of the wolves’ genetic information seemed to be remarkably resilient to increased cancer risk. ..."
"... No, they don’t glow in the dark.
Gray wolves have flourished in the exclusion zone. Their population density is estimated to be 7x greater within the CZE than in surrounding reserves. Unlike comic book depictions, these wolves don’t glow in the dark. In fact, they are indistinguishable from their European counterparts. ..."
The research has not yet been published.
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