Discovery Of The Secrets That Enable Plants Near Chernobyl To Shrug Off Radiation
Bratislava, Slovakia (SPX) Dec 10, 2010 Scientists are reporting discovery of the biological secrets that enable plants growing near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to adapt and flourish in highly radioactive soil – legacy of the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Ukraine. Their study, which helps solve a long-standing mystery, appears in ACS’ Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly journal. Martin Hajduch and colleague