News tagged with naked mole rat
Scientists discover gene that 'cancer-proofs' rodent's cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors of any kind—and now biologists ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Bottom of the swimming league: Naked mole rat sperm
Naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) live in a 'hive' society with one reproducing queen and between one and three reproducing males. The rest of the mole rats in the colony are workers either defending the bu ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Naked mole genome sequenced
Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of the naked mole rat, a pivotal step to understanding the animal's extraordinarily long life and good health. A colony of more than 2,000 naked mole rats at The ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Scientists sequence DNA of cancer-resistant rodent
Scientists at the University of Liverpool, in partnership with The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich, have generated the first whole-genome sequencing data of the naked mole-rat, a rodent that is resistant to cancer and lives ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent
(AP) -- Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.
Nov 28, 2009 |
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Naked mole rats may hold clues to surviving stroke
Blind, nearly hairless, and looking something like toothy, plump, pink fingers, naked mole rats may rank among nature's most maligned creatures, but their unusual physiology endears them to scientists.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 30, 2009 |
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In the Palace of the Naked Mole-Rat
Naked Mole-Rats are ugly, but also very interesting mammals. Now scientists want to find out, if the males influence the distribution of male and female progeny.
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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