Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish
Scientists have discovered the first known case of a contagious cancer spreading among freshwater fish, specifically in catfish populations in a lake shared by the US and Canada. This groundbreaking finding reveals that certain cancers can be transmitted between individual fish, similar to transmissible cancers found in some other animal species.
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Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish
Scientists have discovered the first known case of a contagious cancer spreading among freshwater fish, specifically in catfish populations in a lake shared by the US and Canada. This groundbreaking finding reveals that certain cancers can be transmitted between individual fish, similar to transmissible cancers found in some other animal species.
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