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Naked mole rats don’t get cancer

Posted By Staff

Date: November 28th, 2009

Category: Nutty News

Chicago, Illinois - Naked mole rats don’t get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them. “They really are from Mars, I think,” said Thomas Park, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Actually, they’re from the horn of Africa. But naked mole rats are becoming more popular in research laboratories, where the seemingly invulnerable rodents have surprised scientists with their ability to live up to 30 years and their potential to offer insights into human health. They’re being used to study everything from aging to cancer to strokes.  More…

 

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3 Responses to “Naked mole rats don’t get cancer”

1. finisher Says:
   November 29th, 2009 at 12:23 AM

   they look like the living form of cancer, or what I would envision it to look like.

   hope they find something special and cure that awe-full decease.

2. Anonymous Says:
   November 29th, 2009 at 12:24 PM

   yeah but we’d have to look like mole rats. great.

3. Mandy Says:
   December 2nd, 2009 at 7:27 AM

   so we should eat naked mole rats, right? right!

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