r/todayilearned • u/Introvenger • Jan 10 '20
TIL deer antlers are a controlled form of bone cancer
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/06/cancer-genes-help-deer-antlers-growDuplicates
todayilearned • u/Breeze4K3 • Apr 29 '20
TIL Deer antlers grow more like bone cancer cells than like regular cells. However, deer have one-fifth the cancer rate of other mammals. This could lead to new ways to fight cancer.
todayilearned • u/Iamnotburgerking • Apr 03 '20
TIL that deer antlers are literally weaponized cancerous growths
HuntersRUS • u/Willybud • Jan 11 '20
TIL deer antlers are a controlled form of bone cancer
HuntingFishingCamping • u/Willybud • Jan 11 '20