Herpesvirus triggers cervical cancer affecting nearly 1 in 4 adult sea lions

(The Marine Mammal Center) Research led by The Marine Mammal Center finds that a specific strain of herpesvirus triggers cervical cancer affecting nearly 1 in 4 necropsied California sea lions. The findings show that sea lions are a critical model for understanding how cancer develops with important parallels to human cancer research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news