Mutant butterflies discovered after Japan nuclear leaks

Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

Radiation that leaked from the Fukushima nuclear plant following last year's tsunami caused mutations in some butterflies — including dented eyes and stunted wings — though humans seem relatively unaffected, researchers say.

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