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I think the question I feel the hive mind wants to answer is, "How much radiation can the species live with and not go extinct". If the birth rates are lower a

I think the question I feel the hive mind wants to answer is, "How much radiation can the species live with and not go extinct". If the birth rates are lower and mortality right is higher we can 'make up' for that. But if the offspring accrue hereditary damage, any amount is too much. We will have many many tough decisions to make due to the climate crisis.

Symmetry 6y ago
And it's not just a matter of how much radiation either. Zap a bunch of fruit flies with a dose of x-rays all at once and see the next generation come out horribly mutated. Give them that same dose of radiation over the course of a month and see a perfectly healthy next generation.
- ipaddr 6y ago
  Has that happened flies or animals that are immune to high radiation? I could see the next generation having horrible mutations, I could see the genes correcting some of this in the 3rd generation. I could see some of mutations living on but resistance to radiation would be so extremely useful we would build materials out of them which we are not doing today.