Simple molecule prevents mole rats from getting cancer
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Sugar matrix surrounding cells traps would-be tumours in long-lived mammal.
The same molecules that endow naked mole rats with springy, wrinkled skin also seem to prevent the homely rodents from contracting cancer. Research published on Nature’s website today identifies a sugary cellular secretion that stops the spread of would-be tumours1.
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