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A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer
Apr 12, 2018
10:26
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Elephants did not evolve to become huge animals until after they turned a bit of genetic junk into a unique defense against inevitable tumors.
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A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer
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