Could human cancer treatments be the key to saving sea turtles from a disfiguring tumor disease?

Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 09:50 in Biology & Nature

A UF Ph.D. student of biology discusses how researchers are using genetic analysis to determine precision medicine-based treatment for turtles with a contagious disease that causes debilitating tumors. Sea turtles’ reality is very different than the fun-loving, playful way they’re depicted in popular movies such as “Finding Nemo.” Far from being carefree, sea turtles across […]

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