science Phys Org 2026-07-22

Transmissible Cancer Cells in Fish Behave Like Parasites, Researchers Find

Vermont researchers have identified a transmissible cancer causing skin lesions in freshwater fish, which behaves more like a parasite than a typical tumor. This marks the first such cancer discovered in a freshwater fish species.

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