African subterranean animal exhibits 'extraordinary' cancer resistance
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
Naked mole-rats (NMR) are the longest-living rodent species and exhibit extraordinary resistance to cancer. A research team has now found the induced pluripotent stem cells derived from NMR to be non-tumorigenic, shedding new light on their unique anti-cancer mechanism at the molecular level.