Scientists discover gene that 'cancer-proofs' rodent's cells

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 08:28 in Biology & Nature

Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumours of any kind - and now biologists at the University of Rochester think they know why...

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