Scientists from Chicago have determined that the pseudogene LIF6 in elephants is not useless. It can eliminate the affected cells of the body, preventing the development of cancer. This is reported by Phys.. org. Previously, scientists considered the gene LIF6 non-functional "zombie" gene.

But it turned out that he was able to "revive" and be responsible for coding the protein that destroys the mitochondria. Despite the fact that elephants have a much larger number of cells than a human, they have only 5% of cancer incidence then, as in humans 17%. Elephants have eight LIF genes, but only LIF6 can become functional with another p53 gene. Earlier, scientists first shot a programmable cell death Also Correspondent wrote that scientists have found a way to predict the death of News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet Author: 1.