Thursday, 16 August 2007

zoology - Aside from cockroaches and other insects, which species (of all kinds) are 'immune' to ionizing radiation?

According to Paul Stamets, Gomphidius glutinosus is especially well suited to collecting Cesium-137:




G. glutinosus has been reported to absorb – via the mycelium – and
concentrate radioactive Cesium 137 more than 10,000-fold over ambient
background levels.




That article and Stamets' book Mycelium Running have more details on other species.

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