A new study on hydras, jellyfish-like creatures that can develop tumors, reveals how these tumors can be passed on to clone offspring. This research not only sheds light on the process in hydras but also improves our understanding of transmissible cancers in general.
Jellyfish-like creatures called hydras can develop tumors if overfed, which in turn can be passed on to their clone offspring.
While tumors are an inevitable risk of being a multicellular being, there are thankfully few examples of cancer that can be passed between individuals. The most well-known areOf course, we're keen to understand how contagious cancers emerge in the first place; namely to avoid somehow conjuring them in our own species, but also in the hope of protecting other creatures from the
a freshwater creature related to jellyfish and sea anemones that is considered 'immortal' in many ways, This, along with its propensity to form tumors under lab conditions, shows potential for researching the genetics of cancer development. Tissot and colleagues set out to show just how valuable this model can be for understanding the evolution of transmissible cancers.
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