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A Strange Contagious Cancer Appears to Be Spreading Among Catfish in a New England Lake

via Smithsonian Magazine·yesterday

Fishers and biologists first noticed jet-black tumors on brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog more than a decade ago. Genetic testing now suggests it is the first contagious cancer ever documented in fish.

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