Fungi That 'Eat' Radiation Are Growing on the Walls of Chernobyl's Ruined Reactors

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So the fungi that is growing in the nuclear reactor is a radiotrophic fungi. The fungi is rich in melanin wich absorbs radiation and converts it into other forms of energy.


Source: https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/20...actor.html

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That's awesome, mushrooms/fungi are extremely powerful.

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I thought this was so cool, when I read about it.  But I'm wondering, did this fungi that started to grow, develop there naturally on its own?  Or is it some kind of fungi that scientists discovered and put in the affected area after realizing this would be a potentially better method to deal with the process of fixing a really bad situation?  I always suggested, that Mother Nature always finds a way to recover, whether it be calm or hostile response.  I'm just wondering if she did it on her own or did we (humans) intervene?

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I thought this was so cool, when I read about it.  But I'm wondering, did this fungi that started to grow, develop there naturally on its own?  Or is it some kind of fungi that scientists discovered and put in the affected area after realizing this would be a potentially better method to deal with the process of fixing a really bad situation?  I always suggested, that Mother Nature always finds a way to recover, whether it be calm or hostile response.  I'm just wondering if she did it on her own or did we (humans) intervene?

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This is a bump

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It's time for new energy, no one needs nuclear energy anymore

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It's time for new energy, no one needs nuclear energy anymore

I dont think nuclear power is the problem. I mean all the nuclear power related disasters have been because of human errors or natural disasters. Nuclear power is actually very eco friendly if the toxic waste can be managed properly.

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I thought this was so cool, when I read about it.  But I'm wondering, did this fungi that started to grow, develop there naturally on its own?  Or is it some kind of fungi that scientists discovered and put in the affected area after realizing this would be a potentially better method to deal with the process of fixing a really bad situation?  I always suggested, that Mother Nature always finds a way to recover, whether it be calm or hostile response.  I'm just wondering if she did it on her own or did we (humans) intervene?

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I thought this was so cool, when I read about it.  But I'm wondering, did this fungi that started to grow, develop there naturally on its own?  Or is it some kind of fungi that scientists discovered and put in the affected area after realizing this would be a potentially better method to deal with the process of fixing a really bad situation?  I always suggested, that Mother Nature always finds a way to recover, whether it be calm or hostile response.  I'm just wondering if she did it on her own or did we (humans) intervene?

I think the article says that they discovered the fungi so it prolly started growing from itself. Nature has its way of fixing itself

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That's rad. But then there are also bacteria that eat plastic, so I wasn't too surprised to read the news. Nature is full of wonders and capable of amazing feats!

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It's time for new energy, no one needs nuclear energy anymore

I dont think nuclear power is the problem. I mean all the nuclear power related disasters have been because of human errors or natural disasters. Nuclear power is actually very eco friendly if the toxic waste can be managed properly.

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I thought this was so cool, when I read about it.  But I'm wondering, did this fungi that started to grow, develop there naturally on its own?  Or is it some kind of fungi that scientists discovered and put in the affected area after realizing this would be a potentially better method to deal with the process of fixing a really bad situation?  I always suggested, that Mother Nature always finds a way to recover, whether it be calm or hostile response.  I'm just wondering if she did it on her own or did we (humans) intervene?

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I thought this was so cool, when I read about it.  But I'm wondering, did this fungi that started to grow, develop there naturally on its own?  Or is it some kind of fungi that scientists discovered and put in the affected area after realizing this would be a potentially better method to deal with the process of fixing a really bad situation?  I always suggested, that Mother Nature always finds a way to recover, whether it be calm or hostile response.  I'm just wondering if she did it on her own or did we (humans) intervene?

I think the article says that they discovered the fungi so it prolly started growing from itself. Nature has its way of fixing itself

There's definitely a lot of truth in what you're saying. But I'm more of an adherent of solar energy or energy created by wind currents.