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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)

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Because 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)

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Because 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)

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Because 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)

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Because 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?
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