Sharks Show Novel Changes in Their Immune Cancer-Related Genes
Sunday, January 29, 2017 - 20:41
in Biology & Nature
Research scientists at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) have been studying the genetics of great white and great hammerhead sharks, and their work brings us a few steps closer to understanding - from a genetic sense - why sharks exhibit some characteristics that are highly desirable by humans (specifically, rapid wound healing and possible higher resistance to cancers.)