According to a new study in the journal Nature, cancer can spread among multiple species of shellfish.
The study showed that in quite a number species of bivalves, including mussels and clams, cancer cells from infectious cells have propagated from animal to animal through sea water. The cancer, referred to as disseminated neoplasia, is a leukemia-like illness that affects bivalves in many parts of the planet.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113414712/contagious-cancer-shellfish-062316/
The study showed that in quite a number species of bivalves, including mussels and clams, cancer cells from infectious cells have propagated from animal to animal through sea water. The cancer, referred to as disseminated neoplasia, is a leukemia-like illness that affects bivalves in many parts of the planet.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113414712/contagious-cancer-shellfish-062316/