Back to Show
PBS News Hour
Elephant genes hold big hopes for cancer researchers
Elephants have 100 times more cells in their bodies than humans, which should make them far more vulnerable to cancer than we are. But less than 5 percent of elephant deaths are linked to cancer, which researchers credit to the animals’ abundance of cell-suppressing genes -- genes that might represent the next step forward in the fight against cancer. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports.
Support Provided By
26:35
December 19, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
23:59
December 6, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
24:33
November 29, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
23:59
November 28, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
26:36
November 21, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
25:31
November 15, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
30:29
November 14, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
27:07
November 8, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
27:13
November 7, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode