Longer lived animals have cancer suppression genes

[Montero]

What it said in the title

A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer | Quanta Magazine

Elephants did not evolve to become huge animals until after they turned a bit of genetic junk into a unique defense against inevitable tumors.

getpocket.com

 

[DexterKUlrich]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Foxbat]

Fascinating stuff.
There’s a very interesting point made in the article about how cancer suppression in this way might affect fertility.