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RSS FeedsA `zombie gene` protects elephants from cancer?
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16 august 2018 10:52:27

 
A `zombie gene` protects elephants from cancer?
(WorldNews Environment)
 


Elephants ought to get a lot of cancer. They`re huge animals, weighing as much as eight tonnes. It takes a lot of cells to make up that much elephant. All of those cells arose from a single fertilised egg, and each time a cell divides, there`s a chance that it will gain a mutation - one that may lead to cancer. However, elephants aren`t more prone to cancer than smaller animals. Some research even suggests they get less cancer than humans do. On Tuesday, a team of...


 
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