A Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer!!!

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Large animals have lower chances to get cancer than expected. It suggests that they can protect themselves against the disease.
In this study, they show that elephants have higher sensitivity to DNA damage, enabling them to cull potentially cancerous cells early.

some more? https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-zombie-gene-protects-elephants-from-cancer-20171107/

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