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Mutated life form at Chernobyl learned to grow faster by 'eating' radiation

Mutated life form at Chernobyl learned to grow faster by 'eating' radiation

A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.

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