Mysterious Mushrooms Thriving in Chernobyl's Radioactive Ruins

This week Magnum & Izzo discuss radiotrophic fungi that thrive in Chernobyl's radioactive ruins. What say you?

EPISODE 124 OF THE SWERVE PODCAST ↩️

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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Welcome/Drinks
3:45 - The Basics
5:07 - Discovering the Radiotrophic Fungi
14:28 - Growing the Fungi on the International Space Station
15:47 - Theorized Mechanisms of Survival
32:18 - Chernobyl Cordyceps Zombie Fungi?
33:27 – Shoutouts
34:49 - Unfiltered Rise Podcast
35:12 - Scientific Studies: Space Travel, Health Implications, and Bioremediation
35:25 - International Space Station Research
42:13 - Bigfoot Breath Garlic Dust: flavorsforest.com/swerve
42:48 - Eating Melanized Mushrooms Could Protect You!
47:57 - Bioremediation
52:54 - Radiotrophic Fungi Genetics
57:56 - Patreon Plug
59:26 - The Wolves and Other Natural Adaptations
1:08:28 - Cancer Resistant Mutant Wolves
1:11:14 - Producer Tier Shoutout
1:11:38 - Final Thoughts

📘 References:
1. Chernobyl Disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster

2. Ionizing Radiation, Melanin, and Radiotrophic Chernobyl Fungi
Paper 1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677413/pdf/nihms82938.pdf

Paper 2 - https://journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.1128/microbiolspec.funk-0037-2016

3. Canadian Scientists Actually Did Something
Article - https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2020/usask-researchers-training-fungi-to-sense-radiation-and-potentially-help-clean-up-nuclear-waste.php

Paper - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S187861461930159X

4. Melanin as an Energy Transducer and a Radioprotector in Black Fungi
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334605713_Melanin_as_an_Energy_Transducer_and_a_Radioprotector_in_Black_Fungi

5. BioRX Pre-publication
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534v1.full.pdf

6. Black Fungi Superpower
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chernobyl-black-fungi-space

7. Fungal Melanins and Applications in Healthcare, Bioremediation and Industry
https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/6/488

8. Genetic and Ecological Studies of Animals in Chernobyl and Fukushima
https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article/105/5/704/2961808?login=false

9. The Way of Deinococcus radiodurans
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3685888/

10. Tardigrade Tun Formation
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295062

11. Chernobyl Black Frogs
https://theconversation.com/chernobyl-black-frogs-reveal-evolution-in-action-191034

12. The Dogs of Chernobyl
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a43457220/chernobyl-dogs-dna-evolution/

13. The Mutant Wolves of Chernobyl
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a46799706/mutant-wolves-of-chernobyl/

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