Biological impacts of the Fukushima on the pale grass blue butterfly

> However, precise information on exactly what occurred and on what is still ongoing is yet to be established

This is why, if you are trying to publish in another language, you need not only a translator, but a technical proofreader who knows what you're talking about. I do this for a Japanese company (ThinkSCIENCE), and I feel fairly certain they didn't have a proof reader with expertise. I'm starting up a pathology research collaboration in San Diego, and when I proof pathology papers, I still feel like there are things I need to look up or try a couple of different ways before I'm sure I understand. But this is basic grammar!

This is great research, as it provides more empirical evidence on what is actually happening vs bureaucrats fiddling with numbers in excel.. think China`s Official GDP vs Electricity output.

There was a good post a few weeks ago where sea water samples were taken in and around Fukushima area + further out. What was interesting is they detected high continuous levels of radiation in the water south of the power plant which should have diffused by now (half life of I 131)... their hypothesis was groundwater contamination.

Reminds me of all the wildlife studies done after the Chernobyl disaster:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster_effects#Stud...

And so, we read about genetically altered Lepidopterans, said alterations brought about by nuclear waste release from a japanese power accident. This isn't at all ironic.

Why worry? Natural selection will iron out any weird genetic kinks within a few generations.

this may have a wider impact, what with "a butterfly flapping its wings in Japan"