Contagious cancer found in catfish, the fourth known to science

Scientists have identified a contagious cancer in catfish, marking the fourth known instance of such a disease across species. This new discovery, detailed in the journal Nature, involves a melanoma that spreads between fish. The other three known contagious cancers affect dogs (canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT), Tasmanian devils (devil facial tumor disease), and a specific type of clam. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a scientific paper detailing the discovery of a new transmissible cancer in a species, which is a research finding. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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• Nature
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