Mari Nagase

Shared cancer resistance but divergent immune responses in two long-lived African mole-rat species: the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat

Several exceptionally long-lived mammals show natural resistance to cancer. The longest-lived rodent, the naked mole-rat (NMR; Heterocephalus glaber ) is renowned for its remarkable resistance to carcinogenesis; however, it is unclear whether other long-lived African mole-rat spe...