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Ancient Bone Shows Evidence Of Cancer In Human Ancestor

Scientists using a high-resolution X-ray technique found that this bone belonging to a hominin, an ancient, extinct relative of modern humans, has a malignant tumor. (Patrick Randolph-Quinney (UCLan))
Scientists using a high-resolution X-ray technique found that this bone belonging to a hominin, an ancient, extinct relative of modern humans, has a malignant tumor. (Patrick Randolph-Quinney (UCLan))

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