• Aisteru@lemmy.aisteru.ch
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    3 months ago

    Weird takes aside, I do wonder why only some big species like elephants developed a strong resistance to cancer, and not smaller species

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      3 months ago

      About blue whales I watched an educational video where it’s said that they indeed do have cancer, but that it barely matters to them due to their enourmous size. I wonder whether it’s something similar with elephants.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      It’s not about size. The little naked mole rat also doesn’t get cancer. I don’t think we know why yet.