S6.09: Raiders of Noah’s Ark: Stealing genetic tricks from the animal kingdom
Genetics Unzipped
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The Benefits of Genome Sequencing for Whales
The bowhead whale is a long-lived disease-resistant species. Scientists are trying to figure out what makes them cancer resistant compared to humans. They must have natural mechanisms for tumor suppressor that we lack, he says. "I think there's a lot that we can learn from different species"
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