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  "id": 16963621,
  "title": "Chornobyl dog population shows genetic signatures of directional selection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/chornobyl-dog-population-shows-genetic-signatures-of-directional",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T21:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-chornobyl-dog-population-genetic-signatures.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The latest research on the wild population of dogs in Chornobyl reveals that the genetic differences between these dogs and other similarly isolated dog populations are likely evidence of directional selection, not mutation. The work suggests a potential association between genetic selection and environmental variables and could advance understanding of local adaptation and genomic resilience in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}