Tumor In Ancient Foot Bone Suggests Paleo Diet Overrated

Monday, August 1, 2016 - 17:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Health 1.7 million-year-old fossil is one of the oldest known cases of cancer in a human ancestor A group of researchers published two papers on Thursday detailing a discovery of a foot bone with a large tumor protruding from its surface. Found in South Africa, the…

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