Contagious canine 'super cancer' is 11,000 years old
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 15:20
in Health & Medicine
In the early years after man befriended and domesticated dogs, some 11,000 years ago, one pet pooch developed an infectious cancer. It probably started out in the blood, and likely killed the poor animal. But unlike most forms of cancer which aren't contagious, this exact strain lives today.