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#202 – Venki Ramakrishnan on the cutting edge of anti-ageing science

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The Paradox of Cancer Resistance in Large Animals

This chapter explores the unique connection between the p53 gene and cancer resistance in large animals, like elephants and blue whales. It presents how multiple copies of the p53 gene aid these species in detecting DNA damage, contributing to their remarkably low cancer rates despite their extensive cellular makeup.

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