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Not only is this gecko adorned with beautiful coloration, but the same thing that makes it look so pretty could help us understand where some our cancers come from and how to stop them from progressing!

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Sources:
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009580
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444329/
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrg3483
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK442024/


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