Scientists Are A Step Closer To Figuring Out Why Naked Mole-Rats Don`t Get Cancer
(World News Science)

Being a naked mole-rat sure has its ups and downs. Resembling a saber-toothed sausage would have to go down as one of the negatives, but on the plus side you get to outlive all other rodents, lack sensitivity to pain, and never have to worry about cancer. Researchers have spent years trying to figure out what makes these unsightly subterranean creatures so cancer-resistant, and a new study in the journal Nature may have just...