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Scientists Find a Fungus That Could Protect The Body From Radiation
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But in the case of Mucor racemosus , there may be compelling reasons to make an exception. That's because this symbiotic fungus that lives inside the human gut appears capable of protecting us from radiation, according to a new study in PNAS .
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