Skin cancer
found in wild fish
August 2,
2012:
Widespread
skin cancer has been identified for the first time in wild marine fish
populations.
A
collaborative study between Newcastle University in the UK, and the Australian
Institute of Marine Science published today in the academic journal PLoS One
reveals the incidence of melanoma in the coral trout, a species found on the
Great Barrier Reef and directly beneath the world’s largest hole in the ozone
layer.
This is the
first time skin cancer has been diagnosed in wild fish populations and the
team, led by Newcastle University’s Dr Michael Sweet, say the appearance of the
melanoma is almost identical to that found in humans.
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