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Skin cancer identified in wild fish populations for first time

August 6th, 2012 — 4:01pm

The coral trout, Plectropomus leopardus is the first wild fish in which skin cancer has been detected. © Richard Ling

A collaborative study between Newcastle University, England, and the Australian Institute of Marine Science published in the open access journal ‘PLoS ONE’ this week and has revealed the first recorded incidence of skin cancer in wild marine fishes. Continue reading »

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