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October 09, 2015

Scientists discover why elephants rarely get cancer
Miami (AFP) Oct 8, 2015
Despite their big size, elephants rarely get cancer, and scientists said Thursday they have discovered the secret to the creatures' special protection. It's in the genes. Elephants have 38 additional modified copies of a gene that encodes p53, a compound that suppresses tumor formation. Humans, on the other hand, have only two, according to the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). This means that as elephants evolved, their bodies made many extra copies of a gene ... read more

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