A reanalysis of whole-genome data from 130 children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster has identified a statistically significant increase in a specific type of DNA mutation in the offspring of ...

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not only themselves, but their children, to hidden genetic damage. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the children of ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." About an hour and a half past midnight on April 26, 1986, an unexpected power surge coursed through a ...

In the new research, Dillon and team analyzed whole-genome sequence data collected from 106 dogs between 2018 and 2019, ...

Blood samples taken from Yellowstone wolves are helping scientists understand why radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear ...

Dogs are humanity's best friend, and this is partially because we've bred them to better suit our preferences and needs. The Alaskan Malamute and Komondor, for example, were intentionally bred to ...