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EXPERIMENTS carried out since 1954 have shown that various algae are much more resistant to radiation than are higher plants and animals. The results, which will be published fully elsewhere, are as follows:
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GODWARD, M. Resistance of Algae to Radiation. Nature 185, 706 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185706a0
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