Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
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Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
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Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#2Because they aren't stuffing thier necks with sugar, pounds of meat, and dairy? Perhaps the reason they aren't ruining our climate either.
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#3Because they aren't stuffing thier necks with sugar, pounds of meat, and dairy? Perhaps the reason they aren't ruining our climate either.
Literally no.
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#4Because they aren't stuffing thier necks with sugar, pounds of meat, and dairy? Perhaps the reason they aren't ruining our climate either.
Well, it's either "pounds of meat and dairy" or "sugar", you need one or the other because humans can't feed on sunlight yet.
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#5"Mouse cells given extra copies of the p53 gene seemed to develop some cancer resistance, he said."
I wonder if they could try putting it in to tasmanian devils, which have suffered enormous cancer rates recently.
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#6Because they aren't stuffing thier necks with sugar, pounds of meat, and dairy? Perhaps the reason they aren't ruining our climate either.
It apparently is because Elephants are better at cleaning up cancer cells. Presumably, because they have more copies of the “P53 gene”.
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#7Because they aren't stuffing thier necks with sugar, pounds of meat, and dairy? Perhaps the reason they aren't ruining our climate either.
No. Because they have more copies of a gene for killing cancer cells. The article makes no mention of dietary reasons.
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#8Because they aren't stuffing thier necks with sugar, pounds of meat, and dairy? Perhaps the reason they aren't ruining our climate either.
Well, it's either "pounds of meat and dairy" or "sugar", you need one or the other because humans can't feed on sunlight yet.
Because beans and nuts and vegetables and grains don't exist in your world, right?
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#9Do other large mammals have similar cancer resistance?
How many cells does a blue whale have?
Re: Elephants Rarely Get Cancer, Now We Know Why (2015)
#10Could we use CRISPR to copy this gene more times in humans then?