8 octubre 2015
A new study could explain why elephants rarely get cancer. The results show that elephants have extra copies of a gene encoding a tumor suppressor, p53. Further, elephants may have a more robust mechanism for killing damaged cells at risk for becoming cancerous. The findings suggest extra p53 could explain elephants’ enhanced cancer resistance.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151008131035.htm
