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TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core. (thebiologist.rsb.org.uk)
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[-] exohuman@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

That took me by surprise. I had no idea melanin protected from radiation like it does from the sun.

[-] RandomStickman@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

The sun is a giant ball of radiation

[-] instamat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

And isn’t sunburn a form of or similar reaction to radiation burn?

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