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so it's a matter of density (which is probably what grandparent was hinting at)

• a_bonobo 3y ago
  It might be a matter of cell count still, elephants have many extra copies of p53, one of the main cancer-suppressant genes. We have one copy, elephants have 20. So the linear correlation may still be there if you'd remove those extra copies. https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/08/12/can-elephants-get-cancer/#:~:text=Every%20cell%20in%20an%20African,won't%20even%20respond%20to https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/08/12/can-elephants-g....