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Amazing Cancer-Resistant Mice

Cancer-resistant mouseResearchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have discovered that white blood cells from cancer-resistant mice will eradicate cancer when transferred to other, cancerous mice. The cells are effective at killing particularly malignant cancers, as well. The cancer-resistant mice are all descended from a single mouse found in 1999. Further testing will provide insight into similar mechanisms for human beings, and the implications for all cancers are staggering.

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