The wolves are exposed to cancer-causing radiation as they roam the wastelands of the abandoned city - with researchers finding part of their genetic information seems resilient to increased risk of the disease.
Dr Love found the wolves have altered immune systems similar to cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment, but more significantly she also identified specific parts of the animals’ genetic information that seemed resilient to increased cancer risk.
The wolves with the trait are the ones that live on to procreate. The ones without the trait died off.
But that’s what did happen.
The wolves with the trait are the ones that live on to procreate. The ones without the trait died off.