India, Jan. 29 -- Opening thoughts. The mutant wolves of Chernobyl have genetically evolved enough to be protected against cancer. I landed on a report that biologists from Princeton University have studied wolves in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) for a decade, and found they're thriving compared to neighbouring wolf packs. One of the reasons, of course, is limited human interaction. The main one, as it turns out, are genetic mutations that protect against cancer. Why is this important, you may ask? In many habitats, including the context underlining the CEZ, wolves sit at the top of the food chain. This means, these wolves have been eating irradiated prey that also ate irradiated plants that grew out of irradiated soil. It's a comple...