The Swallows of Fukushima.

• Autores: Steven Featherstone
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 312, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 74-81
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article focuses on the research into how low-dose radiation impacts ecosystems and organisms, particularly after the 2011 Fukushima, Japan nuclear power plant accident. Topics include which species are the most susceptible to radiation, the genetic mutations resulting from exposure to radiation, and the research on radiation completed by biologists Robert Baker, Ronald Chesser, and Timothy A. Mousseau.