Soybean plant adapts itself to Chernobyl
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23/07/2009
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Hindu (New Delhi)
The plants in the contaminated area have a mechanism to protect future progenies by blocking transfer of radio-nuclides to the seeds
Since April 1986, scientists got a unique opportunity to study the impact of radioactive contamination on the plants and animals living near Chernobyl.
The Chernobyl Forum, which is made up of eight specialized agencies of the UN, in its landmark report titled