Coffeehouse for desis
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.


Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

2 posters

Coffeehouse for desis :: Coffeehouse :: Coffeehouse Main

Go down

Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely Empty Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:38 pm

....Only 4% of them get cancer compared to 25% of humans...

Marathadi-Saamiyaar

Posts : 17675
Join date : 2011-04-30
Age : 110

Back to top Go down

Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely Empty Re: Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

Post by Vakavaka Pakapaka Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:52 am

They live in forests and eat organic food. How many in captivity (that are fed pesticide infested fodder) get cancer?

Vakavaka Pakapaka

Posts : 7611
Join date : 2012-08-24

Back to top Go down

Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely Empty Re: Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

Post by Guest Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:58 am

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:They live in forests and eat organic food. How many in captivity (that are fed pesticide infested fodder) get cancer?

did you read the article? It says elephants have 20 copies of the gene TP53 which is a tumor suppressor gene, whereas humans have only two copies of this gene (one from each parent) both of which must be functional for this gene to function effectively.


Guest
Guest


Back to top Go down

Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely Empty Re: Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:08 am

Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:They live in forests and eat organic food. How many in captivity (that are fed pesticide infested fodder) get cancer?

You should read the article fully. The data was collected from the 600+ elephants died in various Zoos and captivity - which maintained death and cause records for the elephants. The number was only 3% and they added all unknown causes of death to cancer deaths - hence, 4%.

So if you take forest elephants into account, the number is likely to be much smaller.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar

Posts : 17675
Join date : 2011-04-30
Age : 110

Back to top Go down

Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely Empty Re: Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

Post by Vakavaka Pakapaka Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:03 am

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Vakavaka Pakapaka wrote:They live in forests and eat organic food. How many in captivity (that are fed pesticide infested fodder) get cancer?

You should read the article fully. The data was collected from the 600+ elephants died in various Zoos and captivity - which maintained death and cause records for the elephants. The number was only 3% and they added all unknown causes of death to cancer deaths - hence, 4%.

So if you take forest elephants into account, the number is likely to be much smaller.

Yeah, I didn't read it :-). I think they chose a wrong parameter. If they examined mental health, physical strength, reproductive behavior, growth curves, etc., and compare with those of forest dwelling elephants, they will come up with clearly significant differences.

Vakavaka Pakapaka

Posts : 7611
Join date : 2012-08-24

Back to top Go down

Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely Empty Re: Fascinating: Elephants get cancer very rarely

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

Coffeehouse for desis :: Coffeehouse :: Coffeehouse Main

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum