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Thursday, 10. April 2003

Worm Sex


Over in Chernobyl, some worms have started to have sex with each other, whereas they normally reproduce asexually:

"Polikarpov thinks the worms have switched to sexual reproduction in an attempt to protect themselves from the radiation. Sexual reproduction allows natural selection to promote genes that offer better protection from radiation damage, and "the resistance of populations as a whole will be increased", he suggests."

Radiation triggers evolutionary re-action!

Source: New Scientist

 
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