Brown Bullhead Catfish Melanoma: A Novel Transmissible Cancer

Transmissible cancers—malignant cell lineages capable of spreading between individuals—are increasingly recognized as a significant threat to marine and aquatic ecosystems. Research has confirmed that these “contagious cancers” have evolved independently across multiple bivalve species and fish populations, moving beyond the well-known examples of Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease to affect clams, mussels, and bullheads in … Read more