BBC wrote an article concerning the fact that there're were lingering effect of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl area. Fish in norway and Cumbria showed surprisingly high amounts of caseim 37. Even 14 years after the explosion, cesium is completely immoblished, but can be re-released to the ecosystem. Forest berries, fungi and fish frm parts for another half-century. Certain restrictions food may be needed for 10 to 15 more years, 100 times longer than originally planned. The environmen isn't cleaning itself.
1. What DNA Is being affected?
2. Is any of the DNA that is being altered fatal?
3. What can be done to fix the malformities?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/743879.stm
Link to article.
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