Chornobyl dog population shows genetic signatures of directional selection
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"Chornobyl dog population shows genetic signatures of directional selection" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include ColombiaOne.com, IFLScience, UA.NEWS and ScienceAlert. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Show Signs of Natural Selection, Study Finds ColombiaOne.com · 2d ago
- Chornobyl's Genetically Unique Dogs Are Likely Caused By Natural Selection, Not Radiation-Scrambled DNA IFLScience · 2d ago
- Signs of natural selection found in dogs of Ukraine’s Chornobyl zone UA.NEWS · 2d ago
- Chernobyl's Dogs Are Genetically Different, And We May Finally Know Why ScienceAlert · 2d ago
- Chornobyl dog population shows genetic signatures of directional selection Phys.org · 2d ago
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