From tumors to species: a SCANDAL hypothesis
Abstract Some tumor cells can evolve into transmissible parasites. Notable examples include the Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease, the canine transmissible venereal tumor and transmissible cancers of mollusks. We present a hypothesis that such transmissible tumors existed in the past and that som...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13062-019-0233-1 |