Bat Secrets for Cancer and Longevity Could Help Humans
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A study of little brown bats finds they have extra copies of the immune gene PRK and that their cells, when damaged by toxins, favor killing damaged cells over repairing them, a possible mechanism for cancer resistance and longevity that researchers hope could inspire human aging and cancer research, though real applications are far off.
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