Blind mole rats may hold key to cancer

@article{Cormier2012BlindMR,
  title={Blind mole rats may hold key to cancer},
  author={Zoe Cormier},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2012}
}
Rodents' cells commit mass suicide to stop tumours in their tracks. 
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