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11:34 AM EDT on January 13th, 2012 |
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TV: Abnormalities doubled in radiation contaminated areas after meltdown — 4 to 6 percent of every new generation of mice affected (VIDEO)
09:32 PM EDT on January 12th, 2012 |
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PBS: Chernobyl environment devastated by 2 world wars and Stalin… Ironically nuclear disaster turned it into a wildlife refuge (VIDEO)
02:37 PM EDT on December 10th, 2011 |
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Top Radiation Expert: 50 Bq/kg in humans leads to irreversible lesions in vital organs — Then top UN official refutes effects of internal radiation (VIDEO)
10:47 AM EDT on December 5th, 2011 |
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Just Back from Chernobyl: Mutations not seen anywhere else in world — Much greater frequency in contaminated areas — “Directly proportional” to radiation levels (VIDEO)
09:59 AM EDT on December 5th, 2011 |
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Top Biology Professor: Incredibly high frequency of very, very large abdominal tumors observed on latest trip to Chernobyl — Also high percentage of smaller brains (VIDEO)
11:39 PM EDT on April 23rd, 2011 |
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