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Response of the Alga Chlorella sorokiniana to 60Co Gamma Radiation

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THE unicellular green alga Chlorella sorokiniana, a thermophilic (39° C) mutant of Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Emerson strain, is often considered for the bioregeneration of oxygen from waste carbon dioxide in closed ecological life support systems operated in radiation environments. The response (survival) of this alga to ionizing radiation is not known. The experimental results presented here are the first such data obtained for this species.

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KUNZ, W. Response of the Alga Chlorella sorokiniana to 60Co Gamma Radiation. Nature 236, 178–179 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236178a0

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