Chernobyl reactor mold tested as a shield on the ISS
The fungi found on the Chernobyl nuclear reactor continue to amaze: they are also able to absorb space radiation on the ISS. They may come in handy on the Martian colonies.
The fungi found on the Chernobyl nuclear reactor continue to amaze: they are also able to absorb space radiation on the ISS. They may come in handy on the Martian colonies.
In Chernobyl (and other contaminated areas) there are a multitude of fungi capable of growing in spite of radiation. Science tries to explain it, to find medical applications.
The 1986 disaster taught the world many things about the risks of nuclear energy, but the lesson may not be enough.
Alberto Robiati and Gianluca Riccio guide readers through scenarios of the future: the opportunities, risks and possibilities we have to create a possible tomorrow.
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