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Researching the cancer fighting gene in larger mammals

Whales, and elephants are notoriously large. This should increase their cancer risk. Yet, they ha...

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13.09 21 Aug 2019


Researching the cancer fighting gene in larger mammals


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13.09 21 Aug 2019


Whales, and elephants are notoriously large. This should increase their cancer risk. Yet, they have much lower rates of cancer than humans. Professor Luke O'Neill explained why.


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