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Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone where mutant wolves have developed cancer-resilient genomes: photos

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Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone where mutant wolves have developed cancer-resilient genomes: photos
Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone where mutant wolves have developed cancer-resilient genomes: photos

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a wolf in a wild wood in Ukraine's Chernobyl, standing near a river flowing through the woods.
A lone wolf stands in a woodland area near to the Chernobyl power plant. AP

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Chernobyl nuclear power plant building with a tower in Chernobyl, Ukraine, USSR in May 1986 after the disaster.
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant a few weeks after the disaster, May 1986.
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Wolves running in snow among abandoned houses in Chernobyl radioactivity region.
Wolves in Chernobyl radioactivity region running among abandoned houses. adventure – stock.adobe.com

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Wolves walking in the snow in Chernobyl exclusion zone
Wolves walking in the snow in Chernobyl exclusion zone. REUTERS

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Three wolf cubs in a den inside abandoned house in Chernobyl zone.
Three wolf cubs in a den inside abandoned house in Chernobyl zone. adventure – stock.adobe.com

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Stray dogs hang out near abandoned cooling tower at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, August 2017.
A stray dog hangs out near abandoned cooling tower at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Getty Images

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A dog standing in front of a building in Pripyat near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant during the invasion of Ukraine.
A dog standing in front of a building in the city of Pripyat near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. AFP via Getty Images

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Sign warning of radiation contamination in Pripyat forest near Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.
Sign warning of radiation contamination in Pripyat forest near Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Getty Images

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Abandoned buildings in an aerial view of ghost town, Pripyat near Chernobyl, Ukraine. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.
Abandoned buildings in an aerial view of ghost town, Pripyat near Chernobyl, Ukraine. Getty Images

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Inside the abandoned hospital of Pripyat, Ukraine near Chernobyl.
Inside the abandoned hospital of Pripyat, Ukraine near Chernobyl. Sunny Celeste/imageBROKER/Shutterstock

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Old photo of Pripyat main square and "Energetik" cultural center held up by an assistant showing it's current abandoned and overgrown state.
An old photo of Pripyat main square and “Energetik” cultural center held up by an assistant showing it’s current abandoned and overgrown state. Getty Images

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An old picture of Pripyat's main square and Polissya hotel held by an assistant, with the same location today overgrown and abandoned.
An old picture of Pripyat’s main square and Polissya hotel held by an assistant, with the same location today overgrown and abandoned. Getty Images

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Interior of an abandoned supermarket in Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster. Debris scattered on the floor.
Interior of an abandoned supermarket in Pripyat. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

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A Ferris wheel in an abandoned park near Chernobyl during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in May 2022.
A Ferris wheel in an abandoned park near Chernobyl. AFP via Getty Images

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Hotel Polissya Polissia in Chornobyl exclusion zone. December 2019 inscription on roof - Hotel Polissya.
Hotel Polissya Polissia in Chornobyl exclusion zone. NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Jupiter factory in ruins in Chernobyl's Pripyat, Ukraine after nuclear disaster.
Jupiter factory in ruins in Pripyat, Ukraine. Graham Harries/Shutterstock

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A rusted cash register with a gas mask in the Exclusion zone, Pripyat, Ukraine.
A rusted cash register with a gas mask in the Exclusion zone, Pripyat, Ukraine. Sunny Celeste/imageBROKER/Shutterstock

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A view of a building in Pripyat.
A view of a building in Pripyat. LightRocket via Getty Images

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Gym hall with basketball hoop in abandoned school, Pripyat, Ukraine. March 17, 2006. Photo by Martin Godwin/Getty Images.
Gym hall with basketball hoop in abandoned school, Pripyat, Ukraine. Martin Godwin

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School classroom with abandoned books and desks in Pripyat, Ukraine near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
School classroom with abandoned books and desks in Pripyat, Ukraine. Getty Images

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A ferris wheel in an abandoned amusement park near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
A ferris wheel in an abandoned amusement park. Corbis via Getty Images

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Abandoned amusement park with bumper cars in Pripyat, Chernobyl, Ukraine, ahead of 35th anniversary of nuclear disaster.
Amusement park bumper cars in Pripyat. AFP via Getty Images

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Small dosimeters that measure radiation dosage lie scattered on the ground outside in Pripyat, Ukraine, following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Small dosimeters that measure radiation dosage lie scattered on the ground outside in Pripyat, Ukraine. Getty Images

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rusty bus in front of car repair shop in exclusion zone, Lost place, Pripyat, Ukraine
A wrecked bus in front of car repair shop. Sunny Celeste/imageBROKER/Shutterstock

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A half-sunken rusted boat abandoned lies in a basin of the Pripyat river.
A half-sunken rusted boat abandoned lies in a basin of the Pripyat river. Getty Images

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an empty swimming pool inside an abandoned building in Chernobyl, Pripyat, Ukraine
Pripyat swimming pool. Graham Harries/Shutterstock

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View of propaganda office with scattered debris and pictures in abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine, after Chernobyl disaster. Photo by Lev Radin.
A propaganda office with scattered debris and pictures in abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

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A classroom with empty desks and books after nuclear disaster in Pripyat.
A classroom with empty desks and books after nuclear disaster in Pripyat. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Abandoned building in an infected area with trees in Chernobyl Ukraine during autumn. Various 23bcbcbhda.
An abandoned building in Pripyat near Chernobyl, Ukraine. Sofiia Potanina/imageBROKER/Shutterstock

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