Plot of germline de novo mutation frequency in two Japanese tree species as a function of ambient radiation dose rate. (IMAGE)
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Residual low-dose radiations from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster is not a threat to the tree species growing in the affected areas, finds a new study by researchers from Japan who surveyed de novo mutation rates in Japanese cedar and flowering cherry growing in contaminated areas.
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