TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.
TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk Eating gamma radiation for breakfast
Tom Ireland explores the exciting possibilities of fungi that appear to use deadly radiation for energy and growth
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Melanin is how.
22 0 ReplyThat took me by surprise. I had no idea melanin protected from radiation like it does from the sun.
10 0 ReplyThe sun is a giant ball of radiation
27 0 ReplyAnd isn’t sunburn a form of or similar reaction to radiation burn?
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