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A Strange, Never-Before-Seen Cancer Seems to Be Spreading Among Catfish in a New England Lake

smithsonianmag.com · 12d

A Strange, Never-Before-Seen Cancer Seems to Be Spreading Among Catfish in a New England Lake

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More than a decade ago, fishers and biologists noticed jet-black tumors on the skin of brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog. Genetic testing hints that they are caused by the first contagious cancer ever documented in fish

First report: Skin cancer spreads between catfish in a freshwater lake nature.com, 14d

The coverage

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